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Grades 9 and 10 - Literature - High School - Never Let Me Go - Language
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MCQs to test your language skills in Never Let Me Go, which is narrated in the first person. Kathy’s voice is consistent throughout. Most of the language in this text fits her idiom, which means her own personal way of speaking. We have a very clear sense of Kathy’s character through her manner of speaking. She also reports the dialog of others and because she is a fairly reliable narrator, the reader can easily distinguish the voice of other characters.  The reader can almost hear the condescension when Ruth speaks, although it is important to remember that this is filtered through Kathy’s... Show more
Grades 9 and 10 - Literature - High School - Never Let Me Go - Language
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10 Questions

1. Which word do the Hailsham students employ when they first begin to joke about the donation process?
2. What makes the use of the word 'possible' poignant?
3. Which word do the Hailsham students employ when they first begin to joke about the donation process?
4. To what do the donors refer when they use the word 'possible' as a noun (i.e. 'the possible')?
5. In the novel, the word 'complete' is used to describe the end of donation, or the death of the donor. This use of the word is an example of which of the following?
6. 'I tried to run to him, but the mud sucked my feet down. The mud was impeding him too, because one time, when he kicked out, he slipped and fell out of view into the blackness.' Which language choices build a sense of despair in these lines?
7. Why are the Exchanges capitalized?
8. What is implied by the use of the word 'guardian' for those who work at Hailsham?
9. 'I tried to run to him, but the mud sucked my feet down. The mud was impeding him too, because one time, when he kicked out, he slipped and fell out of view into the blackness.' Which language choices build a sense of despair in these lines?
10. 'Then that feeling would come right to the fore and I'd have to put my hand over his mouth, whenever he said things like that, just so we could go on lying there in peace. I'm sure Tommy felt it too, because we'd always hold each other very tight after times like that, as though that way we'd manage to keep the feeling away.' What is significant about the use of the word 'feeling' here?