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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trip does the narrator foreshadow at the end of chapter 11?

2. What does the narrator reveal in chapter 10 her topic was for her writing assignment when she first arrived at the Cottages?

3. Who calls Tommy an idiot in chapter 1 for not seeing that the boys are going to ignore him while picking players for the sports team?

4. How old is the narrating character?

5. Why did the students feel Madame was different, odd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tommy reveal to Kathy in chapter 9 that Miss Lucy has told him, causing him to once again begin having fits of temper again as well as ending his relationship with Ruth?

2. In chapter 8, what does Kathy see Miss Lucy doing that makes her think the woman is sinister?

3. What else in chapter 3 does Tommy feel Miss Lucy wanted to tell him about himself and was not able to do so?

4. What does Kathy do to prepare in chapter 8 for what she believes will be her first sexual experience?

5. What does Kathy imagine the song, "Never Let Me Go", is about?

6. What is one of the responsibilities of the caretaker at the Cottages, as Kathy describes in chapter 11?

7. In chapter 11, who catches Kathy looking at pornographic material? How does an older Kathy recall this made her feel?

8. In chapter 10, what does Ruth accuse Kathy of being jealous of?

9. What does Kathy do for a living? What privileges has she been given as a result of being good at her job?

10. What often causes Tommy, as a child, to have a fit of temper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following themes in detail, citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Medical cloning.

2) Acceptance.

3) Morality.

Essay Topic 2

What does Tommy tell Kathy that Miss Lucy talked to him about that helped him curb his anger? Why did this help Tommy curb his anger? What is the relationship between Tommy and Kathy? Why does Tommy often make Kathy his confidant? How does Tommy react when Kathy tries to help him get close to Ruth? What is foreshadowed about this relationship while Tommy and Kathy are still at Hailsham?

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss the following elements as they exist and impact the developing plot in the early chapters of the novel:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Point of view.

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