NLMG context

Question 1

What was the first ever mammal to be cloned?

Answer 1

Dolly the sheep

Question 2

What detailed studies was happening prior the publication of the novel?

Answer 2

Stem cell research - obtaining them from human embryos ad to grow the cells in a lab

Question 3

Did the human embryotic stem cell research cause concern? and why?

Answer 3

Yes, thought it would lead to designer babies

Question 4

Who stated his intentions to clone a human?

Answer 4

Richard Seed

Question 5

Was there a shortage of organ doners?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

When was there a ban on human cloning?

Answer 6

2005 - ‘contrary to human dignity’

Question 7

What genre was Ishiguro influenced by?

Answer 7

Dystopian

Question 8

Which dystopian text was Ishiguro supposedly influenced by?

Answer 8

David Mitchells - Cloud Atlas

Question 9

What age did Ishiguro move from Japan to England?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

How did he feel about moving from Japan to England?

Answer 10

Felt isolated, attending a school as the only non-white person

Question 11

What was Ishiguro before becoming a writer?

Answer 11

A muscican