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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. Why is Stephen unhappy after leaving Julie's house?

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

3. What is Stephen's first book renamed?

4. What does a speaker at the committee say is difficult for children to learn?

5. What was Kate wearing the day she disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the young girl in yellow at the station interact with Stephen?

2. How is Kate attired the day she is missing?

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

4. How does Charles convince Stephen to publish the book as a children's one?

5. How did Thelma help Stephen during his struggle with Kate's disappearance?

6. When Julie came back from Chilterns, why were she and Stephen only able to stay together briefly?

7. How is Stephen Lewis described in Chapter 1?

8. What does Stephen see at The Bell, and how does it affect him?

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

10. What is important to Lord Parmenter in meetings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McEwan uses more than one iteration on the motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two motifs about grief and loss in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

The Child In Time is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this dystopian novel.

Essay Topic 3

Certain relationships create a good foundation for the story. When Stephen asks his parents about his bicycle memory by the sea, they all interact in a very convincing manner.

Describe why this relationship is believable.

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