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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen think that men are certain they are doing right with regard to their places in life and their abilities?

2. What is Julie's profession?

3. What had Stephen been carefully progressing in doing with Julie before he visited her?

4. When Julie had come back from Chilterns, where did she meet Stephen for a brief period?

5. What is one of Stephen's theories about Kate's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stephen hopeful for as he waits for Julie?

2. What is important to Lord Parmenter in meetings?

3. How did Charles make the move into politics?

4. What fear do the police instill in Stephen by mentioning the docks?

5. How does Stephen view the sex that he had with Julie in the months afterward?

6. How does Julie initially cope with Kate's disappearance?

7. What makes Stephen feel like a prosperous dad at the market?

8. Why did Stephen take Kate to the market alone?

9. How is Julie described in Chapter 1?

10. What is Stephen's first novel originally about before it becomes a children's book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The government plays a pivotal role in maintaining the status quo and upholding certain expectations of etiquette and power dynamics. Who epitomizes this in The Child In Time? Who questions this? How is rebellion expressed and how is it squashed?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Thelma. What is her role in the story? What was McEwan trying to accomplish by creating Thelma's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Julie and Stephen are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Julie had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Stephen had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger, and why?

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