Early Hailsham
What were the “Exchanges” at Hailsham?
Events where students traded artwork and bought items.
What does the Gallery symbolize?
Society judging whether the students have souls.
Who says that Hailsham existed to show that the students had souls?
Miss Emily
What was one major difference between Hailsham and other donor institutions?
Hailsham provided education and treated students kindly.
What is the name of the place where the students live after leaving Hailsham?
The Cottages
Why did the students feel uncomfortable around Madame when she visited?
They felt she was afraid of them.
What rumor do the students believe might delay their organ donations?
Deferrals
Who is afraid of the students and pulls her skirt away when they approach her?
Madame.
Why were students at Hailsham encouraged to create art?
To show they had souls.
Who admits she lied about deferrals because she was jealous?
Ruth
Why was Tommy often bullied as a child at Hailsham?
Because he didn’t produce artwork and had angry outbursts.
What do the students call Norfolk?
The lost corner of England
Who does Kathy go to visit in order to ask about the rumor of deferrals?
Miss Emily and Madame.
What happens to Hailsham later in the novel?
It closes down.
What is the term used when a donor dies after their final donation?
Completion.
What object does Kathy hope to find again in Norfolk?
Her lost cassette tape
What object does Kathy pretend she is holding while dancing to the song “Never Let Me Go”?
A Baby
Who confesses that she kept Kathy and Tommy apart because she was jealous?
Ruth.
How does the outside world mainly view clones?
As organ donors.
What job does Kathy work as for most of the novel?
Carer
Why did Ruth pretend to have insider knowledge about deferrals?
To feel important and maintain control in the group
What is the name of the song on Kathy’s cassette tape?
"Never Let Me Go"
Who gives Kathy the cassette tape with the song “Never Let Me Go”?
Tommy
What experiment was Hailsham trying to prove to society?
That clones had souls
What does Madame call Kathy and Tommy when she sees them together at the end of the novel?
Poor creatures