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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. In the new version of the book, what is crazed sex replaced by?

2. What is the name of the pub where Stephen goes after he gets Julie's note?

3. Who does Stephen tell at the market that Kate has disappeared?

4. What does Julie leave Stephen regarding Chilterns?

5. What does Stephen think Julie is doing to herself after Kate's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thelma help Stephen during his struggle with Kate's disappearance?

2. How did Charles make the move into politics?

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

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

5. How does Hashish become Lemonade?

6. What is important to Lord Parmenter in meetings?

7. What happens when Stephen submits his first novel to Gott's?

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

9. What fear do the police instill in Stephen by mentioning the docks?

10. How is Julie described in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prime Minister and Charles are two important characters that interact and experience a secret relationship together.

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 the Prime Minister had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Charles had a direct influence upon?

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

Essay Topic 2

The Child In Time is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective?

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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