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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. When the chauffeur refuses to stop, what does Stephen do?
2. What memory does Stephen share with his parents that his mother agrees with, but his father disagrees with?
3. What does Stephen call the Prime Minister when he is confronted about his refusal to see the Prime Minister?
4. Where is Stephen summoned to talk to the officer that came to the subcommittee formally?
5. What is Charles acting like that scares Stephen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Stephen discover about Charles when Thelma gives him directions to where Charles is in the woods?
2. What does Stephen realize after going to the school and not finding Kate?
3. When the secretary insists that Stephen meet with the Prime Minister, how does he respond?
4. Why does the young man at the subcommittee meeting believe that learning written languages at an early age is not a good idea?
5. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?
6. Why does the driver of the truck want Stephen to write down two notes?
7. How does Stephen work through his feelings about Julie and her leaving him?
8. 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?
9. What was Stephen's experience in Africa as a child?
10. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
In The Child In Time, Stephen appears to travel through time seamlessly. Time and space have more ambiguous boundaries? What do you think of the way time and space are portrayed in The Child In Time? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How does this relate to the past and memories? How does this affect future events?
Essay Topic 3
One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where McEwan employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of The Child In Time ethics?
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