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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 Pat ask Charles to do for him?

2. Who is the plaque that Philip finds dedicated to?

3. What does Harriet say Charles writes like?

4. What is the name of the book Charles eats on the train?

5. In which city did Charles buy the flute book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chatterton's upbringing.

2. What does Philip find out about Harriet in this chapter?

3. What does Flint think about Chatterton's handwriting?

4. Why does Harriet want to go to the art gallery?

5. What does Harriet fear?

6. How do Philip and Charles show their different temperaments on the train to Bristol?

7. What is special about St. Mary Redcliffe Church?

8. Why is Charles happy that Chatterton's handwriting looks like it was written between 1790 and 1830?

9. What inspired Chatterton to write?

10. How does Charles find the original owner of the Chatterton portrait?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What are the arguments for and against forgery? What are Ackroyd's opinions on forgery and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Ackroyd's opinions?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters alive at the end of the book. Compare his or her character to who he or she was at the beginning of the book to who he or she is at the end.

1) What did your character hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events changed your character ideas about life?

3) How has your character changed by the end of the novel?

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