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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the narrator recall the secret guard lasting?
(a) Nine months to a year.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Three to five years.
(d) The lifetime of Hailsham.

2. What happened in chapter 6 to the tape the narrator hid in her dorm room that contained her favorite song?
(a) It was garbled in the tape machine.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) It was broken.
(d) It was lost.

3. Who was Moira B?
(a) Another secret guard leader.
(b) A student in the narrator's art class.
(c) Another girl kicked out of the secret guard.
(d) A girl who lived in the same dorm room with Ruth.

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

5. Why does the narrator suggest Ruby was correct in accusing her of making no friends outside of Hailsham alum?
(a) She knows now she should have tried harder to make friends.
(b) She believes Ruby was only trying to help.
(c) She criticized Ruby's friendships outside the Hailsham alum.
(d) She struggled to make friends with the veterans.

6. What warning does Miss Emily offer the students in chapter 7 about having sex with people in the outside world?
(a) That it was more emotional for those who could have children.
(b) That it could be fun.
(c) That it could keep them from having to make donations.
(d) That it was something they physically could not do.

7. Who suggests that Kathy might be Tommy's next girlfriend in chapter 9?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Laura.
(d) Cynthia.

8. Who does Ruth want to know if the narrator likes at the end of chapter 4?
(a) Miss Geraldine.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Emily.
(d) Miss Jody.

9. What is the narrator doing as she recalls these events from her past, as a student at Hailsham?
(a) Visiting a donor.
(b) Driving.
(c) Preparing a funeral.
(d) Talking to a friend.

10. What are Sales?
(a) A class that teaches economics at Hailsham.
(b) A student run market at Hailsham.
(c) A store at Hailsham to reward students for good behavior.
(d) A merchant van that came to Hailsham once a month.

11. What excuse did Miss Emily give for the lack of tokens offered in exchange for the art Madame took away?
(a) That it was a great honor to have their art chosen.
(b) That they should ask someone else.
(c) That they should be given the tokens, but she did not have extras.
(d) That they should just be happy to have a roof over their heads.

12. Where is the novel set?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) New York.
(d) Louisiana.

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

14. What are the ages of the Junior classes at Hailsham?
(a) Birth to twelve.
(b) Fifteen to seventeen.
(c) Five through eight.
(d) Seven through eleven.

15. What does Ruth give the narrator in chapter 6 to replace her lost tape?
(a) A new hand mirror.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A new tape of ballroom dancing music.
(d) A few tokens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy tell the narrator that he thinks Miss Lucy feels the students are not being taught properly?

2. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?

3. Who does the narrator continuously refer to as the veterans in chapter 10?

4. What difference did the narrator begin to note in Tommy during their Senior 2 year, as described in chapter 2?

5. Who is Judy Bridgewater?

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