Quotes 11-20

Question 1

trees

Answer 1

‘Tommy and Ruth made their way to another tree trunk, hollow and more emaciated than mine’

Question 2

possessions

Answer 2

‘Personal possessions’ that were ‘made from… bashed-up cans… or bottle tops’

Question 3

fences

Answer 3

‘It’s just as well the fences at Hailsham aren’t electrified. Your get terrible accidents sometimes’

Question 4

fate

Answer 4

‘Your lives are set out for you’

Question 5

Ruth to Kathy about Tommy (ironic)

Answer 5

’Tommy and I were made for each other and he’ll listen to you’

Question 6

future donations

Answer 6

‘When it’s time for donations, I’ll be able to do it really well’

Question 7

Keffers (2)

Answer 7

• ‘He didn’t like to talk to us much… he went around sighing and shaking his head disgustedly’
• ‘You went up to greet him when he arrived in his van and he’d stare at you like you were mad’

Question 8

scared to leave (2)

Answer 8

• ‘Especially during the first months, we rarely stepped beyond the confines of the Cottages’
• ‘Until that point, we’d never been beyond the grounds of Hailsham’

Question 9

inevitable friendship

Answer 9

‘A part of us stayed like that: fearful of thee world around us, and - no matter how much we despised ourselves for it - unable quite to let each other go’

Question 10

mean ruth

Answer 10

‘You’re upset because I’ve managed to move on, make new friends. Some of the veterans hardly remember your name, and who can blame them?’