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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. What does Stephen receive for his first book as encouragement to change the genre?

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

3. What is Julie's profession?

4. What had Stephen been carefully progressing in doing with Julie before he visited her?

5. How is Kate lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stephen look for Kate when she disappears?

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

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

4. What is Stephen's memory about bicycles that he wants to remember with his family, and why does it bring about some fear and regret in him?

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

6. What is important to Lord Parmenter in meetings?

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

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

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

10. How does Julie initially cope with Kate's disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Child In Time, Stephen appears to travel through time seamlessly. Time and space have more ambiguous boundaries? What do you think of the way time and space are portrayed in The Child In Time? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How does this relate to the past and memories? How does this affect future events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the power of the press in The Child in Time. Is the press objective? Why or why not? What kind of media bias do they reveal? How are they influenced?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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