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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. How does Stephen travel to see Julie?

2. Who does Stephen encounter in a yellow frock at the train station?

3. What does Stephen hold on to as a lifeline after Kate's disappearance?

4. Who gets angry with Julie for what she does with Kate's possessions one day?

5. What is Julie's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Stephen feel like a prosperous dad at the market?

2. What is Stephen hopeful for as he waits for Julie?

3. How does Hashish become Lemonade?

4. What is Stephen's first novel originally about before it becomes a children's book?

5. What does Stephen see at The Bell, and how does it affect him?

6. How does Stephen view the sex that he had with Julie in the months afterward?

7. What does Julie do that makes Stephen angry with Julie?

8. How is Kate attired the day she is missing?

9. How does the young girl in yellow at the station interact with Stephen?

10. How is Stephen Lewis described in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie and Stephen are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Julie had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Stephen had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger, and why?

Essay Topic 2

The government plays a pivotal role in maintaining the status quo and upholding certain expectations of etiquette and power dynamics. Who epitomizes this in The Child In Time? Who questions this? How is rebellion expressed and how is it squashed?

Essay Topic 3

McEwan uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

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