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

2. What did the students at Hailsham call Madame's collection of their art that she found amusing?

3. What concern has Tommy admitted to the narrator he has for the creatures in his drawings?

4. In chapter 15, what does Tommy tell Kathy that he heard Miss Emily said about the artwork Madame took from the school?

5. For what reason has Tommy begun drawing again in chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kathy constantly allow Ruth to indulge her fantasies even when she knows she is wrong?

2. In chapter 12, Rodney and Chrissie report seeing what person in Norfolk during a trip there?

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

4. In chapter 18, how does Kathy learn that Ruth has begun her donations?

5. What does Tommy tell Kathy in chapter 15 that he believes are the purpose of the art they were encouraged to do at Hailsham?

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

7. In chapter 21, who are Kathy and Tommy shocked to discover Madame is living with?

8. In chapter 15, Tommy reveals to Kathy that he had been searching for what in Woolworth's?

9. Why does Rodney and Chrissie detour the group into Woolworth's upon arriving in Norfolk in chapter 14? How do the others feel about this?

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

What are Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth? How do they come to understand the truth of their situation? How much time passes between Kathy's time at the Cottage and her next meeting with Ruth? How does Ruth respond when she discovers that Kathy has become her carer? What do they talk about in the beginning of their reunion? Why do they go to see a marooned boat? Who do they take with them? What does this say about the relationship between Ruth and Kathy now?

Essay Topic 2

How is sex treated at Hailsham? How does Kathy respond to her own changing body and her physical desires? What relationship develops between Tommy and Ruth? Why does this relationship end temporarily when Miss Lucy tells Tommy that his art really was something important for him to concentrate on? How does Kathy respond to Tommy's revelation of Miss Lucy's changing advice? How do Tommy and Kathy respond when Miss Lucy suddenly leaves Hailsham? How do the other students react?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Medical cloning.

2) Acceptance.

3) Morality.

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