Q.1
In the novel, the word "complete" is used to describe the end of donation, or the death of the donor. This use of the word is an example of which of the following?
  • Allegory
  • Euphemism
  • Simile
  • Oxymoron
Q.2
"I tried to run to him, but the mud sucked my feet down. The mud was impeding him too, because one time, when he kicked out, he slipped and fell out of view into the blackness." Which language choices build a sense of despair in these lines?
  • Mud, kicked, out of view
  • Sucked, down, slipped, fell
  • Tried, impeding, time, blackness
  • All of the above
Q.3
What is implied by the use of the word "donor" for the clones?
  • They are employed by a charity
  • They are generous to charity
  • They give their organs voluntarily
  • They are prisoners
Q.4
What makes the use of the word "possible" poignant?
  • The word diminishes the life of the person who had been cloned
  • The word evokes a sense of possibility, of a future which the clones will never have
  • The word reminds the reader that it would be impossible to find any of the cloned people
  • All of the above
Q.5
"Then that feeling would come right to the fore and I'd have to put my hand over his mouth, whenever he said things like that, just so we could go on lying there in peace. I'm sure Tommy felt it too, because we'd always hold each other very tight after times like that, as though that way we'd manage to keep the feeling away." What is significant about the use of the word "feeling" here?
  • Kathy wants the reader to understand how little emotion is involved in her relationship with Tommy
  • Kathy does not feel emotion and therefore does not want to talk much about feelings
  • Kathy is not comfortable with naming negative emotions
  • All of the above
Q.6
What is implied by the use of the word "guardian" for those who work at Hailsham?
  • The word implies safety, but also hints at restraint
  • The word implies that the adults are very powerful
  • The word implies friendliness, but also hints at severity
  • The word hints at hopelessness
Q.7
To what do the donors refer when they use the word "possible" as a noun (i.e. "the possible")?
  • The person from whom a donor was cloned
  • A donor ready for the fourth donation
  • A donor who has escaped from control and lives free
  • A donor who has become a permanent carer
Q.8
Which word do the Hailsham students employ when they first begin to joke about the donation process?
  • Drifting
  • Guarding
  • Completing
  • Unzipping
Q.9
The last words Madame says to Kathy and Tommy are, "You poor creatures". What is significant about her choice of language?
  • Tommy and Kathy are not poor
  • Madame has just realised how impoverished the two young people are
  • Madame sees the two young people as inhuman
  • The choice of language is not significant
Q.10
Why are the Exchanges capitalised?
  • Kathy capitalises many words which shouldn't be capitalised. This habit shows that she is excitable
  • The word Exchange is always capitalised
  • Capitalisation shows that the Exchange is the title of a publication such as a newspaper
  • Capitalisation conveys the importance which the students ascribe to these events
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