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The Child Quiz

Barton, Fiona

This Study Guide consists of approximately 96 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Child.

The Child by Barton, Fiona

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapters 1 - 15

Chapters 16 - 33

Chapters 34 - 50

Chapters 51 - 68

Chapters 69 - 86

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Jude decide to get pregnant? (from Chapters 34 - 50)

She cannot afford her rent and needs a good excuse to move back into her parents' home.

She got pregnant accidentally.

She wants to force Charlie to marry her.

She desperately wants a child.

2.

What does the simile, "She and the DI were getting on like a house on fire" (188) mean? (from Chapters 34 - 50)

Kate and Andy did not really like each other at all, so she ignored his calls.

Andy kept trying to stop Kate from publishing stories because he wanted to keep the public in the dark.

Kate and Andy were fighting over leads on the baby case.

Kate and Andy Sinclair were working together well just like a fire quickly moves through a house.

3.

How does Angela's inability to move forward in life affect her family? (from Chapters 51 - 68)

They are done with everything and want to leave her to herself.

They are weary of living in the past and want her to live in the present with them.

They are angry that she apparently loves the dead baby more than her living children.

They are patient and allow her to grieve in her own way.

4.

Why does Emma say she thinks she hates Kate (360)? (from Chapters 69 - 86)

Because she denied her having a father.

Because she lied for all of Emma's life.

She is angry about the life of agony she caused her real mother and father.

Because she has no remorse for what she did.

5.

Why does Will take a shower after Emma comes to his house and accuses him of raping her when she was a teenager? (from Chapters 69 - 86)

He washes off the accusations, but it is symbolic of his shame and guilt.

He is relaxing because he believes Emma is mentally unstable so no one will take her accusations seriously.

He is planning on heading to the police to accuse Emma of harassment

It is early in the morning, and he was still get ready for the day.

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