Lesson 2.4.4

2.4.4 Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2

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  1. Who is the author of the 2005 novel Never Let Me Go?

    • Ian McEwan
    • Zadie Smith
    • Kazuo Ishiguro
    • Julian Barnes
  2. Who is the first-person narrator of Never Let Me Go?

    • Ruth C
    • Kathy H
    • Madame Marie-Claude
    • Tommy D
  3. What kind of institution is Hailsham in Never Let Me Go?

    • A military academy
    • A psychiatric hospital
    • A boarding school
    • A prison facility
  4. What purpose are the clone students at Hailsham created to fulfill?

    • Scientific research
    • Political leadership
    • Organ donation
    • Military service
  5. In the euphemistic language of Never Let Me Go, what does 'completion' mean?

    • A donor's death
    • Promotion to carer
    • Graduation from school
    • Recovery from surgery
  6. What rumour offers Hailsham students hope of delaying their organ donations?

    • Deferrals
    • Exchanges
    • Possibles
    • Completes
  7. In Never Let Me Go, what was artwork believed to prove about the clones?

    • Divine origin
    • Physical strength
    • High intelligence
    • Possessing souls
  8. Who acts as the first-person narrator of Never Let Me Go?

    • Miss Lucy
    • Tommy D
    • Kathy H
    • Ruth C
  9. Who collects the students' best artwork at Hailsham for the Gallery?

    • Miss Lucy
    • Madame
    • Keffers
    • Miss Emily
  10. What primary purpose are the Hailsham students created and raised to serve?

    • Military service
    • Organ donation
    • Scientific research
    • Manual labour
  11. Which character completes the central friendship trio alongside Kathy and Tommy?

    • Laura
    • Ruth
    • Chrissie
    • Rodney
  12. What literary effect is created by setting the dystopian narrative in the quiet English countryside?

    • Pastoral idealisation
    • Gothic horror
    • Industrial alienation
    • Uncanny normality
  13. What role do clones perform before eventually becoming organ donors themselves?

    • Guardians
    • Carers
    • Orderlies
    • Teachers
  14. Never Let Me Go is named after a fictional song by which artist?

    • Peggy Lee
    • Nina Simone
    • Ella Fitzgerald
    • Judy Bridgewater
  15. Which character reveals to Tommy and Kathy that deferrals never existed?

    • Madame
    • Miss Emily
    • Keffers
    • Miss Lucy
  16. Which movement did Miss Emily and Madame run to defend clone humanity?

    • The Morningdale movement
    • The Donor alliance
    • The Hailsham project
    • The Norfolk campaign
  17. Where does Kathy drive to at the end of the novel after Tommy completes?

    • Hailsham
    • Dover
    • Norfolk
    • The Cottages
  18. What euphemism is used in the novel for a clone's death following donations?

    • Expiration
    • Completion
    • Retirement
    • Termination
  19. What happens to the artwork created by the children at Hailsham?

    • Kept in bedrooms
    • Sold for profit
    • Burned publicly
    • Taken to the Gallery
  20. How many donations does Ruth complete before her death?

    • Three
    • One
    • Two
    • Four

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