Never Let Me Go Chapters 3-5

What had Miss Lucy said to Tommy?

• She told him that the other boys were out of line because they were so jealous of him.

• She told him that she was going to try to get him a transfer to The Glenmorgan House, a different school.

• She told him that it didn’t matter if he wasn’t creative; it wasn’t important, and it shouldn’t make him feel badly.

• She told him that she was going to get him excused from all future Exchanges.

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Why is Miss Lucy angry?

• She feels that the school administrators have been withholding information from the students about their future lives.

• She feels that the discipline problem at Hailsham has gotten out of control and that the administrators have given the students too much leeway

• She feels that the administration is too harsh on the students and does not give them enough freedom

• She feels that the students aren’t fed a healthy diet at Hailsham, and that is why they are lethargic during PE class

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What does Tommy make Kathy promise about his conversation with Miss Lucy?

• Not to tell anyone

• To help him write a letter to Miss Emily about it

• To go and talk to Miss Lucy with him

• To tell Ruth and ask her what she thinks

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What do the students suspect about Madame?

• She is actually Belgian, not French.

• She is very wealthy, and her money keeps Hailsham open

• She is afraid of the students.

• She is paid twice as much as the teachers and doesn’t even work half as often.

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What was the “tokens controversy”?

• Ruth was accused of taking tokens out of other girls’ collections

• Some of the students complained that when Madame took their art, they weren’t being paid.

• Some of the students felt that their work was underpriced, so they went on strike

• The students complained that they were being paid in tokens and not real money, and that they should be able to get real money to save for when they leave.

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What was a “Sale”?

• An event where students were allowed to purchase actual products, such as clothing and toys

• A fundraiser for Hailsham where local bakeries would sell donuts, cupcakes, and cookies to the students and teachers

• A special Exchange where the less desirable student art was sold at a 70% discount

• Every few years Hailsham would go up for sale, and the school would seek a new owner.

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How did Kathy and Ruth become friends?

• They grew up next door to each other, so they had been playmates all their lives

• Kathy invited Ruth to her teddy bear picnic, and Ruth brought her stuffed duck.

• Ruth invited Kathy to ride one of her imaginary horses.

• They sat next to each other in art class and Ruth often admired Kathy’s work.

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Why does Ruth ask Kathy if Miss Geraldine is her favorite?

• She is making a wreath of daisies for Miss Geraldine’s birthday and will let Kathy help if she wants

• She is going to let Kathy be one of Miss Geraldine’s “secret guards”.

• She doesn’t like Miss Geraldine, and she can’t figure out why anyone would.

• She wants to warn Kathy that Miss Geraldine can be mean if you get into trouble with her.

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What was the purpose of the “secret guard”?

• To protect Miss Geraldine from potential kidnappers

• To keep imaginary lions from getting to the imaginary horses

• To keep the boys out of the pavilion while the girls were there

• To make sure nobody was talking trash about Ruth behind her back

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Why were the students a little cautious about the woods behind Hailsham?

• They were unsafe; bobcats had been spotted several times.

• They were loaded with poison ivy and poison oak.

• There were rumors of students getting killed in the woods.

• There was a spooky cottage there and someone said that a witch lived inside.

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