WorksheetsNever Let Me Go
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 35mins
Who is not a main character from the book?
Kathy
Madame
Tommy
Ruth
What is special about Ruth?
She can see things the others cannot.
She can sing beautifully.
She imagines things.
She can ride horses.
How does Kathy calm Tommy down?
She draws his attention to his shirt.
She speaks with a soothing tone.
She touches his shoulder.
She hugs him.
What does the first part of the book focus on?
relationships
worklife
death
childhood memories
How does Kathy befriend Ruth?
She saves her from a dangerous situation.
She stops others from bullying her.
She rides her horses.
She just walks over to her.
What problem does Tommy have?
He often takes drugs.
He swears a lot.
He sometimes steals things.
He easily loses his temper.
What does Ruth pretend to have gotten from a guardian?
a pencil case
a book
a cassette
a bag
What will they have to donate once they are older?
money
clothes
organs
toys
What is "outside" Hailsham?
the creepy world
the normal world
the dangerous world
the hungry world
Why is the "exchange" important for them?
They can buy decorative things.
They can get to know each other.
They can be in another school for a while.
What is the „gallery“?
A collection of photographs from Hailsham.
A collection of stamps from Hailsham.
A collection of arts from Hailsham.
A collection of bodyparts from Hailsham.
Where does Tommy tell Kathy about why he can suddenly deal with his problem?
at the cafeteria
at the pond
in the gym
at the swimming pool
Who catches Kathy dancing with a pollow?
Ruth
Tommy
Miss Lucy
Madame
How does Madame obviously feel about the Hailsham kids?
uninterested
enthusiastic
scared
angry
Tommy cannot...
...laugh.
...run.
...be creative.
...scream.
At the beginning of the book Kathy is ... years old.
19
25
31
43
What song does Kathy like so much?
Never let me die
Never let me be
Never let me alone
Never let me go
Why is Madame so sad when she sees Kathy?
...because Hailsham kids can‘t have babies
...because Hailsham kids are poor
What do the children suspect?
A suicidal attempt.
Some petty theft.
The abduction of a guard.
What is true about Kathy H?
She is a clone
She is the novel's narrator
She is the novel's protagonist
She has thoughts and emotions
Hailsham is best described as
A school
A boarding school
A place for clones to be prepared for donating their organs
A place where clones are sheltered from the realities of their purpose which is to donate their organs
'The Cottages' used to be what?
A farm
A retirement home
A motel
A school
What is true about Part Three of "Never Let Me Go"
Kathy is a "Carer"
Is based in the near present of the novel, which is when Kathy narrates the story from.
Kathy and Tommy visit Madame
Kathy buys a car
Madame thinks clones are like what animal?
Giraffes
Ants
Spiders
Elephants
What are the adults at Hailsham called?
Clone watchers
Guardians
Teachers
Professors
What is the best definition of a 'euphemism'?
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
a harsh or direct word or expression substituted for one considered to be too mild when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
A giraffe
Being kind of vague about what something is
"Told and not told": Who said this ? What does it mean?
Miss Lucy. It means that the clones are being told all of the details of their purpose but only when they are about to leave Hailsham.
Miss Lucy. It means that the clones been told about their purpose but not any of the unpleasant details.
Miss Emily. It means that the clones been told about their purpose but not in any detail.
Miss Geraldine.It means that the clones been told about their purpose but not any of the unpleasant details.
Kathy looks for her "possible" where?
In Norfolk
On TV
In pornographic magazines
In travel brochures
A "possible" is:
Someone who may be a clone's original
Symbolically significant because they represent a "possible" future a clone will never experience
Someone who may be the genetic 'parent' of a clone
A clone's exact genetic match in terms of age, sex and appearance
The best definition of "Bioethics" is:
A philosophical study which considers the pros and cons of cloning
A philosophical study which considers the moral issues which arise from advances in medical and biological research
Principles which generally govern what is right and wrong
Laws which stop people from creating human clones
The title of the novel is:
A song.
A metaphor which describes Madame's feelings about a world which has changed because of advances to medical science
About a woman who can't have a baby
Mentioned more than once in the novel
What was the year that "Never Let Me Go" was first published?
2005
1998
2017
1955
What does "unzipping" refer to?
Leaving Hailsham
Getting angry
Getting a deferral from organ donation
Organ donation
How do the clones think you can get a deferral from donation of your organs?
Creating art
Proving that you are in love
Asking for a deferral
All of the above
What is valued highly at Hailsham by the students?
Creativity
Sport
Giraffes
Music
"The fantasy never got beyond that—I didn’t let it—and though the tears rolled down my face, I wasn’t sobbing or out of control. I just waited a bit, then turned back to the car, to drive off to wherever it was I was supposed to be." These are the last lines of the novel. What might the whole "fantasy" that Kathy won't allow herself to consider?
That she is able to live a full life with Tommy as if she were a regular human, which includes hoping and dreaming and not knowing how she and Tommy will die.
That Tommy isn't dead yet
That she and Tommy have been granted deferrals
That she can return to Hailsham and never get older
Kathy, Ruth and Tommy have different personalities. Why is this important?
It humanises them
It creates an opportunity for Ishiguro to show us different aspects of being human
It demonstrates that clones have personalities
It makes the reader think about the ethics of cloning
Madame contrasts the "old kind world" with the new "harsh cruel world". Why is the new world "cruel"?
It treats clones harshly
It wants to cure cancer at any cost
It places a"value" on a human life when previously a human life was "priceless"
It doesn't allow places like Hailsham to exist
‘Poor ---. What did we do to you? With all our schemes and plans?’
creatures
children
students
pawns
‘We took away your art because we thought it would reveal your ---'
souls
thoughts
talents
possible
