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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 notice as a change in his parents when he visits them after attending the subcommittee meeting?
2. In what area does Stephen notice a girl at a school and demand that the chauffeur stop so he can get out?
3. What is Stephen not officially offered by the Prime Minister?
4. What does Stephen ask Thelma if she has made any progress upon?
5. What physical feature makes Stephen realize that the girl is not Kate at the school?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?
2. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?
3. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?
4. How does Stephen spend Kate's birthday?
5. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?
6. When Stephen rescues the truck driver, how does the man respond?
7. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?
8. Why does the driver of the truck want Stephen to write down two notes?
9. When the secretary insists that Stephen meet with the Prime Minister, how does he respond?
10. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
McEwan uses more than one iteration on the motif of children's education. Identify at least two motifs about children's education in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.
Essay Topic 3
McEwan uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.
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