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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 kind of music does Harriet turn the radio to?

2. What is the name of the Fitz Dangerfield painting Sarah is admiring?

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

4. What is the name of the gardens that Charles enters?

5. Which part of the library does Philip search for old books?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Charles hesitate about accepting Harriet's proposal to write her memoirs?

3. How does Joynson suggest Chatterton can make them rich?

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

5. Describe Chatterton's upbringing.

6. What is the problem with Charles' portrait?

7. What inspired Chatterton to write?

8. Why does Harriet fear her memories?

9. What does the elderly man say to Charles on the phone?

10. What do Harriet and Sarah discuss at Sarah's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does Charles' generation face? How are the problems for Charles' generation different from the problems Chatterton's generation faced? Identify and discuss a problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following historical figures in Ackroyd's novel and discuss how Ackroyd represents them in CHATTERTON and why he represents that person in that manner. Are there people who would argue against Ackroyd's representation of that person's life?

1. Thomas Chatterton

2. George Meredith

3. Mary Meredith

4. Henry Wallis

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