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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, what does Tommy suggest Madame does with the art from the Hailsham students?

2. At what job does Rodney and Chrissie report Ruth's possible worked at?

3. Why does the narrator go to Littlehampton in chapter 20?

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

5. In chapter 16, who were Kathy and Ruth discussing when Ruth finds the Judy Bridgewater tape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 13, what excuse does Ruth give to Rodney and Chrissie for Tommy's refusal to agree that there is a deferment program for lovers?

2. What warning does Ruth offer to Kathy in chapter 17 should she ever want to pursue a relationship with Tommy?

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

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

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

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

7. In chapter 16, Ruth becomes annoyed with Kathy and forces her to say that she thinks Tommy's drawings are childish, something Ruth later tells Tommy. What causes this change in Ruth's feelings toward Kathy and Tommy?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Tommy often get picked last for sports teams? How did he react to this slight? Why did Tommy stop working at his art? Who told Tommy his art was not important? Why did this person later tell Tommy that the art was really very important? What does Tommy come to believe is the point of the art the students are encouraged to do at Hailsham? Why does Tommy believe this? How does Tommy react when he comes to realize the truth about the students' are 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

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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