Never Let Me Go Part 1 Chapters 6-9 Evaluation

Kathy looks for a moment of redemption with Ruth after the pencil pouch incident. How does she intervene and help Ruth in Chapter 6?

Songs After Dark by Judy Bridgewater: What is this and why is it important?

“Anyway, the point is there was a gap in Miss Emily’s calendar collection: none of them had a single picture of Norfolk.”

What does Miss Emily call Norfolk and what do the students come to believe about Norfolk? (2 questions)

Knowing what we find out about the students and their purpose in this section, what is the significance of the guardians making a big deal about not smoking?

What is the name of Kathy’s favorite song from her cherished tape, and what does she imagine the lyrics to be about? (2 questions)

In Chapter 7, what provokes Miss Lucy to reveal what these students had been “told and not told”?

Exactly what information does Miss Lucy reveal to the students in the above moment? (the "told and not told moment")

“At that moment I wished more than anything that I hadn’t seen what I’d just seen, though if you’d asked me to define just what I was so upset about, I wouldn’t have been able to explain.”

What had Kathy just witnessed?

In Chapter 9, Cynthia calls Kathy Ruth’s “natural successor.” What does that mean?

With what matter does Ruth need Kathy’s help?