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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of England is Borstal in?
(a) Buckinghamshire.
(b) Middlesex.
(c) Surrey.
(d) Essex.

2. What does Smith say he can taste in the back of his mouth?
(a) Soil.
(b) Bark.
(c) Fags.
(d) Coffee.

3. What does Ernest need for his job that afternoon?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Perspex.
(d) Rexine.

4. What is Harry doing when his wife tells him she loves him?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Reading.

5. What is the cleanest thing about the middle-aged man?
(a) His hat.
(b) His hands.
(c) His coat.
(d) His shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Smith hide the money he steals?

2. What were dead and dying men straggling in the First World War?

3. What does Smith say he was born into?

4. Where is Smith from originally?

5. Where does Ernest go after he leaves the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What regrets does Mr. Raynor express at the end of the story?

2. What does Harry think about Kathy's death?

3. What is Ernest's routine?

4. How does Mr. Raynor reward Robinson?

5. What does Mr. Raynor see happening in the Draper's shop at the beginning of the story?

6. Why does Colin agree to run in a competition for Borstal?

7. Why does Mr. Raynor think he is a good disciplinarian?

8. Why do people start suspecting Ernest's intentions towards the young girls?

9. How does Mr. Raynor remember the girl he regarded as physically perfect?

10. What is the girls' family life like?

(see the answer keys)

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