Part One: Hailsham
What is a sale?
When a man in a van shows up with things from the outside for students to buy
What was Tommy drawing at the Cottages?
Mechanical Animals
Who is our speaker/protagonist?
Kathy
What is Kathy's (female) best friend named?
Ruth
What is an exchange?
Students exchange art
What does Kathy look at in search of her model's face?
A magazine
Who is the secret guard aiming to protect?
Miss Geraldine
What is Kathy's (male) best friend named?
Tommy
What game does Kathy subtly accuse Ruth of not knowing how to play?
Chess
Where do Tommy, Kathy, Ruth, Chrissy, and Rodney go in search of Ruth's possible?
Norfolk
Who tells Tommy it's okay to not be creative?
Miss Lucy
Who is the couple that Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth go to Hailsham with?
Chrissy and Rodney
What was the Tokens Controversy?
Students thought that they should be compensated for their art in Exchanges, so they eventually are given tokens that they can use in the Sales
What were the conditions like in the cottages compared to Hailsham?
Bad -- blankets were bits of curtain or carpet, roof leaked, always cold, etc.
Who is the head guardian?
How is Tommy first introduced to the reader?
Via the polo shirt incident
What is a culture briefing?
Students are told by teachers about various things going on in the outside world, such as current events, locations, etc.
What is a deferral?
When two students are allowed to delay their organ donations because they are in love
What is the name of the woman who takes their art for the gallery?
Madame
Who tells the students that they were "told but not told"?