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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 16, why does Ruth think that Tommy might not want to be romantic with Kathy?

2. Who suggests in chapter 18 that the narrator become Ruth's carer?

3. What one sign of her health struggles does Ruth show during the walk to the boat in chapter 18?

4. In the beginning of chapter 18, the narrator tells the reader what is one of the most difficult parts of working as a carer?

5. What promise does the narrator make to Ruth after her second donation in chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Kathy's life changed in the year that has passed between chapters 19 and 20?

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

3. What does Tommy tell Kathy in chapter 15 that he believes are the purpose of the art they were encouraged to do at Hailsham?

4. In chapter 16, what does Kathy tell the reader she had thought she and Tommy might do after the trip to Norfolk, but never did?

5. In chapter 13, Rodney and Chrissie ask Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy about what type of deferment?

6. In chapter 12, why do Rodney and Chrissie invite Ruth to go on a trip to Norfolk with them? Who else will be going?

7. At the end of chapter 17, how does Kathy actively change her situation?

8. In chapter 15, Tommy reveals to Kathy that he had been searching for what in Woolworth's?

9. 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?

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

What is the Cottages? Why do Ruth, Tommy and Kathy move there? What do the older residents at the Cottages teach these three? What social problems does Kathy have at the Cottages? What desires does she feel that causes her to feel different from those around her? How are Ruth and Tommy treated at the Cottages? Does this cause tension between Kathy and Ruth? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Kathy? What does she do for a living? What is meant by the term carer? What is a donor? How long has Kathy been working at this career? Why does she think she is better at it than others? Is she? Where did Kathy's donor, whom she is caring for at the beginning of the book, grow up? Where did Kathy grow up? How do the two locations compare? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Tommy and Kathy refuse to go see a carer with the others in chapter 15? What do they spend their time doing? What is significant about the cassette tape they go in search of? What is special about the song Kathy likes on the recording? How does this recording make Kathy feel? Who once saw Kathy listening to this song? What was significant about her watching Kathy dance to the song? What is significant about Tommy's desire to find the recording for Kathy? What does this suggest about Tommy's feelings for Kathy?

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