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

Because she denied her having a father.

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

Because she has no remorse for what she did.

Because she lied for all of Emma's life.

2.

What small hints does the author give that young Emma might be pregnant when she begins to become withdrawn? (from Chapters 51 - 68)

She is always sick.

She has wild mood swings and eats lots of food.

She buys all new clothes.

She keeps talking about what it would be like to take care of a baby.

3.

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.

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.

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

4.

Why does young Emma write so much in her diaries? (from Chapters 16 - 33)

She feels better emotionally and safer physically after writng in her diaries.

She writes down her thoughts to share with her father one day.

She practices because she wants to become a writer some day.

She feels like no one listens to her, but her diaries accept anything she says.

5.

Why is Emma able to tell Kate her secret when she could not tell Harry or Paul the truth? (from Chapters 51 - 68)

Emma is drunk and not really in control of her emotions.

Kate is stranger who is empathetic and non-judgmental.

Emma knew that Paul and Harry loved children and would probably hate her for what she did.

Emma thinks perhaps the newspaper would give her money for telling the story.

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