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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. In chapter 15, why does the narrator tell Tommy she often looks at models in magazines?

2. What promise does the narrator make to Ruth after her second donation in chapter 19?

3. In chapter 16, what does Ruth begin to forget?

4. In chapter 13, who has been placed in charge of the spending money for the Norfolk trip?

5. To where does Ruth and her friends follow the possible from the office in chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 21, what does Tommy tell Madame he has come to her to ask for?

2. In chapter 19, what causes Ruth to become angry with Kathy as she, Kathy, and Tommy visit an abandoned boat?

3. In chapter 20, who does Kathy find at the address Ruth gave to Tommy for him to seek a deferral?

4. In chapter 18, how does Kathy become Ruth's carer? How does Ruth react to this?

5. In chapter 17, what changes does Kathy note about the Cottages after her rift with Ruth and Tommy?

6. In chapter 13, Rodney and Chrissie ask Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy about what type of deferment?

7. What has Tommy begun to draw after the trip to Norfolk? What does Kathy initially think of these drawings?

8. In chapter 12, what fantasy does Ruth develop after learning where her possible works?

9. In chapter 16, what does Kathy tell the reader she had thought she and Tommy might do after the trip to Norfolk, but never did?

10. At the end of chapter 17, how does Kathy actively change her situation?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

At Halisham, the students appear to take on different aspects of behavior as they become involved with different groups of students. Later, Kathy notes that many of the residents of the Cottage appear to take clues about behavior from television. Is this normal behavior? Why do the students seem to learn behavior from outside influences rather than instinctively from their own personalities? How do these early hints at Hailsham suggest something special about these students?

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