Ruth’s Recovery Centre

Question 1

Where is Ruth’s recovery centre?

Answer 1

Dover

Question 2

‘You could see lots of aerials and ________ dishes’ (page 17)

Answer 2

satellite

Question 3

‘right over in the distance, a ___________ line that was the sea’ (page 17)

Answer 3

glistening

Question 4

‘it’s almost like entering a ___________/____________/___________’ (page 17)

Answer 4

hall of mirrors

Question 5

‘you can feel this pale _________________ movement’ (page 17)

Answer 5

shadowy

Question 6

Why does Ishiguro describe Ruth’s recovery centre as ‘like entering a hall of mirrors’ (page 17)

Answer 6

The simile is used to present this as an uneasy environment where the clones’ identity becomes distorted.

Question 7

When at Ruth’s recovery centre, why is the sea described as being ‘right over in the distance’ (page 17)

Answer 7

It shows how Ruth, and the other clones, are cut off from the beauty of the natural world, as they are viewed as unnatural and other.