Plot Summary Flashcards
When is the novel set?
1900s
What becomes clear as the novel progresses? (Understanding)
Kathy and her friends have not fully comprehended what the future has in store for them
Where does Madame put the student’s pictures?
In a gallery
What does the cottages represent?
A half way point between childhood and adulthood
How does the novel end?
With Kathy driving in her car
What gives the sense that Hailsham was a prestigious school to attend?
Kathy refers to Hailsham students as being ‘privileged’
What does Miss Lucy tell Tommy?
That he shouldn’t worry about how good he is at art and sport
While Miss Lucy is comforting Tommy, what does Tommy describe her like?
“She was furious. But furious deep inside.”
What does Ruth believe about Madame?
That she is scared of the pupils
How is mystery added to Hailsham from Ruth’s secret guards?
Ruth seems to believe that Miss. Geraldine is somehow in danger.
What does Miss. Emily say about Norfolk?
“…a peaceful corner of England, rather nice. But it’s also something of a lost corner.”
What do the students believe about Norfolk?
That Norfolk is the place where all the lost property in the country ends up
What does Miss. Lucy tell the students?
“Your lives are set out for you. You’ll become adults, then before you’re old, before you’re even middle aged, you’ll start to donate your vital organs. That’s what each of you was created to do.”
What does Miss. Lucy believe about the students knowledge of their futures?
They have been “told and not told”
What does Ruth say about the people who she believes they are clone of?
“Junkies, prostitutes, winos, tramp. Convicts, maybe, just so long as they aren’t psychos.”
