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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 meet with at Gott who convinces him to change the genre of his book?

3. Who does Julie ignore after Kate's disappearance?

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

5. Where does Julie spend most of her time mourning the loss of Kate?

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

5. How is Stephen Lewis described in Chapter 1?

6. Why are Stephen and Julie still at odds even after having sex?

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

8. Why did Stephen take Kate to the market alone?

9. What is important to Lord Parmenter in meetings?

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

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

Through Stephen, McEwan offers a lens to view the government and corruption via the committees. He describes the officials in The Child In Time as self-serving. Describe the typical government worker in The Child In Time. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that McEwan discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways?

Essay Topic 3

McEwan uses more than one iteration on the motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two motifs about grief and loss in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.

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