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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. What is the one thing the narrator notices most about the drawings Tommy shows her in chapter 15?

2. In chapter 16, who were Kathy and Ruth discussing when Ruth finds the Judy Bridgewater tape?

3. How does the narrator say Ruth responded to the possibility of not taking the trip to Norfolk in chapter 13?

4. In chapter 15, what does Tommy suggest Madame does with the art from the Hailsham students?

5. Who first suggests, in chapter 18, that Tommy join Kathy and Ruby in their visit to the marooned boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ruth react to the sight of her possible? How does she, and the others, come to believe this woman could not be her possible?

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

4. In chapter 15, who does Rodney and Chrissie want to visit that Kathy refuses to see? For what reason?

5. What does Ruth admit to Kathy in chapter 19 that she believes should have happened in their past and that she actively attempted to prevent?

6. 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?

7. What does Kathy decide not to tell Ruth at the end of chapter 15?

8. What warning does Ruth offer to Kathy in chapter 17 should she ever want to pursue a relationship with Tommy?

9. In chapter 18, how does Kathy become Ruth's carer? How does Ruth react to this?

10. In chapter 21, who are Kathy and Tommy shocked to discover Madame is living with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What are Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth? How do they come to understand the truth of their situation? How much time passes between Kathy's time at the Cottage and her next meeting with Ruth? How does Ruth respond when she discovers that Kathy has become her carer? What do they talk about in the beginning of their reunion? Why do they go to see a marooned boat? Who do they take with them? What does this say about the relationship between Ruth and Kathy now?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in detail, citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Character motivation

2) Character relationships

3) Character traits.

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