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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 Angela cry in private over her baby's disappearance? (from Chapters 1 - 15)

No one else in the family really cares about baby Alice anymore.

Her husband yells at her whenever she gets teary over the baby.

She believes that grief, especially such continual grief, is a private matter that most people do not understand.

She feels guilty but does not want anyone to know how she feels.

2.

What does Harry mean by the phrase, "I got hold of the wrong end of the stick" (340)? (from Chapters 69 - 86)

She swore me to secrecy and did not let me really be a part of her life.

She judged her and shut herself off as a confidant.

She thought Emma was lying to her.

She misinterpreted what Emma was trying to tell her.

3.

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

She got pregnant accidentally.

She wants to force Charlie to marry her.

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

She desperately wants a child.

4.

Why is Kate worried about losing her job? (from Chapters 1 - 15)

Many of her friends have been laid off recently.

The paper is focusing more on the writers working on online pop culture and celebrity news.

There are more qualified reporters that have been hired for the online staff.

The Editor is systematically firing the old reporters like Kate because they have higher salaries.

5.

What does the sentence, "It just grew cold beside me," (275), describing the birth of Emma's baby hint at? (from Chapters 51 - 68)

Emma's baby was stillborn.

Emma felt cold and emotionless toward her baby.

Emma's desire for motherhood died inside her when she saw all the mess of the birthing process.

Emma did nothing to care for her baby and let it die.

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