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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator hope she might be able to have more time to listen to her favorite music tape?
(a) When she stops being a carer.
(b) When she retires from her bookkeeping job.
(c) When she settles down to have a family.
(d) When she leave college.

2. What work of art did Tommy create as a joke that began his torment from other students, as described in chapter 2?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A lion.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) A palace.

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

4. Where did the narrator and Tommy often meet in secrecy during their years at Hailsham?
(a) The woods.
(b) The art room.
(c) The pond.
(d) The sports pavilion.

5. Why do Peter and Gordon say they want to go to America in chapter 7?
(a) To become actors.
(b) To become millionaires.
(c) To be better educated.
(d) To become doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 21, what picture does Tommy notice on Madame's wall?

2. Whose departure from Hailsham shocks all the students in chapter 9?

3. What does Ruby ask the narrator forgiveness for in chapter 19?

4. What is an exchange, as it is explained in chapter 2?

5. What does Laura teach the narrator in chapter 7 in order to discourage boys?

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