Key Quotations (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does Ruth's quote 'We're modelled from trash' reveal about her feelings?
What does Ruth's quote 'We're modelled from trash' reveal about her feelings?
Her internalised shame about origins
What does the term 'possible' refer to in the novel?
What does the term 'possible' refer to in the novel?
The clones' genetic originals
What dynamic does the 'invisible rein' metaphor describe?
What dynamic does the 'invisible rein' metaphor describe?
Ruth's subtle control over Kathy
What function does memory serve for Kathy according to the note?
What function does memory serve for Kathy according to the note?
Emotional survival & resistance
What does Miss Lucy's phrase 'You've been told and not told' capture?
What does Miss Lucy's phrase 'You've been told and not told' capture?
Manipulative education & info control
What does Ruth's confession 'I kept you and Tommy apart' reveal?
What does Ruth's confession 'I kept you and Tommy apart' reveal?
Deliberate interference & guilt
What effect does clinical language like 'keep,' 'originals,' 'possible' have?
What effect does clinical language like 'keep,' 'originals,' 'possible' have?
Strips away human dignity
What does Tommy's uncertainty about the gallery reflect?
What does Tommy's uncertainty about the gallery reflect?
Fragile & constructed hopes
What do Madame's tears in response to Kathy's music demonstrate?
What do Madame's tears in response to Kathy's music demonstrate?
Clones' emotional & artistic impact
What does Chrissie's view that Hailsham was 'special' show?
What does Chrissie's view that Hailsham was 'special' show?
Outsiders also romanticise the past
What does Miss Lucy believe about knowledge and truth for the students?
What does Miss Lucy believe about knowledge and truth for the students?
Truth is necessary for growth
What does Rodney's comment about 'where they keep the originals' treat people as?
What does Rodney's comment about 'where they keep the originals' treat people as?
Objects to be stored
Beyond deferral, what does the gallery symbolise?
Beyond deferral, what does the gallery symbolise?
Creativity & love transcending fate