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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 has Charles built that surprises Stephen?
2. Where does Stephen find Charles hanging out when he follows Thelma's directions to find her husband?
3. What is Stephen not officially offered by the Prime Minister?
4. What does Stephen start to learn in addition to playing tennis regularly?
5. What does Thelma say that she noticed existed between the Prime Minister and Charles?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?
2. Why does the driver of the truck want Stephen to write down two notes?
3. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?
4. Why does Stephen want to get out of the Prime Minister's car?
5. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?
6. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?
7. What does Stephen say about writing and music and early childhood education at the subcommittee meeting?
8. How does Stephen survive the crash with the truck?
9. How does the headmaster respond when Stephen tells his story about Kate?
10. How does Stephen respond to the Prime Minister's secretary's request for a second meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book The Child In Time? Cite an example to support your answer.
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