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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?
(a) A collage of animal pictures.
(b) A small elephant sculpture.
(c) A calendar.
(d) A paper mache doll.

2. Why is the narrator reluctant to sit beside Tommy in chapter 3 when they meet at the pond?
(a) She does not want anyone to observe them and think they are up to something wrong.
(b) She does not want to get her pants wet.
(c) She does not want to let Tommy know how she feels about him.
(d) She does not want to give Tommy the wrong impression.

3. What things in Tommy's behavior does the narrator believe she missed as signs of something that has taken place in chapter 8?
(a) He breaks off their friendship.
(b) He becomes distracted and angry again.
(c) He begins fighting with the other boys.
(d) He begins dating many other girls.

4. What book is the narrator reading in chapter 10 that Ruth rudely begins to describe the plot of to her?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Daniel Deronda.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Great Expectations.

5. What did Kathy see Miss Lucy doing in a quiet classroom at the beginning of chapter 8?
(a) Scribbling over students' homework.
(b) Encouraging Tommy to create more art.
(c) Blacking out lines on unknown papers.
(d) Creating a new type of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the students feel Madame was different, odd?

2. What is the narrator doing as she recalls these events from her past, as a student at Hailsham?

3. At the end of chapter 15, how does Ruth go out of her way to show Tommy and Kathy she had known she had acted badly earlier?

4. How long after the secret guard ended did Ruth appear in class with a pencil case?

5. What does Miss Lucy tell the students in chapter 7 they are destined to do?

(see the answer key)

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