Characters
What is the narrator's job and how long has she been in this job at the beginning of the novel?
Carer for 'over eleven years'
What is the name of the school the characters attend?
Hailsham
What are the two 'jobs' the characters have when they grow up?
Donors and carers
"We all know it. We're modelled from trash... That's what we come from."
Ruth
The boat, the cabinet, Norfolk, barbed wire, the cassette tape, are all examples of what?
Symbolism
What is the name of the guardian who exposed the truth about Hailsham?
Miss Lucy
What is the job of Ruth's supposed 'possible'?
An office worker
What event do the Hailsham students look forward to?
The sales
"There's no truth in the rumour. I'm sorry. I'm truly am."
Miss Emily
What type of narrator is Kathy?
Unreliable first person narrator
Who is the couple (not from Hailsham) at the Cottages?
Rodney and Chrissie
What is the name of the place where Tommy stays as a donor?
Kingsfield
What are the two potential genres of the novel?
Dystopia and Science-Fiction
"Maybe Madame can read minds. She's strange. Maybe she can see right inside you."
Tommy
Something is mentioned, its significance is implied, and then Kathy explains what happened and why it was important. What is this technique called?
Narrative hook
What is the name of the grumpy caretaker at the Cottages?
Keffers
What is the rumour that Rodney and Chrissie bring up to Kathy, Tommy and Ruth?
Two people who are really in love and can prove it will get a deferral for 3 years.
Where does Kathy find her missing cassette tape?
Norfolk
"But you and Ruth, you were so close."
Laura
What is the difference between mood and atmosphere?
Mood - the emotions of the characters
Atmosphere - the setting/exterior world/weather, and sometimes how the characters' moods affect the wider atmosphere.
What is Madame's real name?
Marie-Claude
Madame cries when she sees Kathy dancing and singing Never Let Me Go because...
...she saw a more scientific, harsh new world coming and a little girl holding on to the old kind world.
What is the custom that the veteran couples at the Cottages do (which Ruth picks up) when they part from each other?
They slap their partner's arm near the elbow, lightly with the back of the knuckles.
"It's too late for that. Way too late."
Kathy
What is the 'other' in literature?
When a character's 'difference' is used to isolate or discriminate against them. The 'other' in literary texts is often used to create sympathy for a character or a group of characters.