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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 is the truck driver's name?
2. What does Stephen notice as a change in his parents when he visits them after attending the subcommittee meeting?
3. What does Thelma say that she noticed existed between the Prime Minister and Charles?
4. What does Stephen call the Prime Minister when he is confronted about his refusal to see the Prime Minister?
5. As Stephen thinks about what event, does he buy wrapping paper?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Stephen demands that the chauffeur stop the car?
2. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?
3. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?
4. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?
5. How does Stephen spend Kate's birthday?
6. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?
7. What does Stephen realize after going to the school and not finding Kate?
8. How are Stephen's parents affected by the loss of Kate?
9. When the secretary insists that Stephen meet with the Prime Minister, how does he respond?
10. What was Stephen's experience in Africa as a child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Child In Time is a classic dystopian novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?
Essay Topic 2
Love is a recurring theme in The Child In Time. How does Julie's feelings about love change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has she expanded her awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality connected to love for Julie? How does her feelings for Stephen develop and change and how does her relationship with him contrast with that of other men that she has had romantic or an idealized relationship with?
Essay Topic 3
The Child In Time is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this dystopian novel.
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