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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. Why did the narrator believe Ruth to be a good chess player?
2. With whom has Tommy recently had a break up as described in chapter 8?
3. What is a guardian?
4. What things in Tommy's behavior does the narrator believe she missed as signs of something that has taken place in chapter 8?
5. Who first suggested that Madame was frightened of the students at Hailsham?
Short Essay Questions
1. In chapter 6, how does Kathy keep another girl from learning the truth about Ruth's pencil case?
2. Why does Kathy, in chapter 11, sneak away to take a look at some of the pornographic material she has found in the caretaker's confiscated collection?
3. How does Miss Lucy react when she overhears the students at Hailsham discussing their futures in chapter 7?
4. What does Kathy imagine the song, "Never Let Me Go", is about?
5. As the students at Hailsham grow older, what becomes the main subjects of discussion?
6. What is one of the responsibilities of the caretaker at the Cottages, as Kathy describes in chapter 11?
7. What are the students normally given for artwork 'sold' at Hailsham? Are they given these by Madame?
8. In chapter 8, what does Kathy see Miss Lucy doing that makes her think the woman is sinister?
9. Where do Tommy, Ruth, and Kathy go after leaving Hailsham when they are sixteen?
10. What are the students at Hailsham told they will never be able to do in chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss point of view. What point of view is used in this novel? How does this point of view impact the overall tone and feel of the book? How might the novel be different if it had been narrated by Ruth or Tommy or Miss Lucy? How might the novel be different if the author had used a third person point of view?
Essay Topic 3
Why do Kathy and Tommy eventually seek out Madame? What do they learn from Madame? How did Tommy seem to know the truth about his life? What does Miss Emily say about Tommy's fits of anger and what those implied about his knowledge of his future? Why do Kathy and Tommy not attempt to run away? Why does Tommy seem accepting of his future? Is Kathy as accepting of her own future?
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