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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.