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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. Who in the committee visits Stephen and gives him a book?
2. Where do Stephen's parents live?
3. What physical feature makes Stephen realize that the girl is not Kate at the school?
4. What does Stephen continue to work on, especially regarding Julie?
5. Who does Stephen want to tell about the committee and the book but is too tired to talk to him?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the secretary insists that Stephen meet with the Prime Minister, how does he respond?
2. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?
3. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?
4. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?
5. How does Stephen work through his feelings about Julie and her leaving him?
6. Why does the young man at the subcommittee meeting believe that learning written languages at an early age is not a good idea?
7. What does Stephen discover about Charles when Thelma gives him directions to where Charles is in the woods?
8. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?
9. How does Stephen respond to the Prime Minister's secretary's request for a second meeting?
10. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Child In Time is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book The Child In Time? Cite an example to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe some of the settings for The Child In Time. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did McEwan choose to use these places in The Child In Time?
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