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The Child Quiz

Barton, Fiona

This Study Guide consists of approximately 96 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Child.

The Child by Barton, Fiona

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapters 1 - 15

Chapters 16 - 33

Chapters 34 - 50

Chapters 51 - 68

Chapters 69 - 86

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does the simile, "She and the DI were getting on like a house on fire" (188) mean? (from Chapters 34 - 50)

Kate and Andy did not really like each other at all, so she ignored his calls.

Kate and Andy were fighting over leads on the baby case.

Kate and Andy Sinclair were working together well just like a fire quickly moves through a house.

Andy kept trying to stop Kate from publishing stories because he wanted to keep the public in the dark.

2.

With increasing agitation, Emma says of herself, "I find myself cleaning more lately. Out damned spot" (14). What literary device does the author use when making this reference to Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth? (from Chapters 1 - 15)

Characterization.

An allusion.

Foreshadowing.

A metaphor.

3.

How does Angela's inability to move forward in life affect her family? (from Chapters 51 - 68)

They are angry that she apparently loves the dead baby more than her living children.

They are patient and allow her to grieve in her own way.

They are weary of living in the past and want her to live in the present with them.

They are done with everything and want to leave her to herself.

4.

What does Harry mean by the phrase, "I got hold of the wrong end of the stick" (340)? (from Chapters 69 - 86)

She swore me to secrecy and did not let me really be a part of her life.

She misinterpreted what Emma was trying to tell her.

She judged her and shut herself off as a confidant.

She thought Emma was lying to her.

5.

Why is Kate worried about losing her job? (from Chapters 1 - 15)

Many of her friends have been laid off recently.

There are more qualified reporters that have been hired for the online staff.

The paper is focusing more on the writers working on online pop culture and celebrity news.

The Editor is systematically firing the old reporters like Kate because they have higher salaries.

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