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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.

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 patient and allow her to grieve in her own way.

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

2.

In what way are Bob Sparkes and Kate Waters alike? (from Chapters 16 - 33)

They both think they are under paid for the quality of work they do.

Neither of them can ever let anything go when they start thinking about a case.

They are both attracted physically to each other.

They are both in difficult marriages.

3.

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

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

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.

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

4.

What does the author mean by "English crying" on Page 15? (from Chapters 1 - 15)

The crying comes in short bursts over long periods of time.

They are very proper when they cry, when they wipe their eyes, and blow their noses.

Just like the weather in England, their tears come like buckets of rain.

The English are not very emotional and do not cry much.

5.

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 were fighting over leads on the baby case.

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

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.

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