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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 Mr. Leno ask Mrs. Leno to come and be?

2. What word does the author use to describe Harriet's wicker chair?

3. What did Vivien work as in Cumberland?

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

5. Why did Hariett use the plots from Bentley's books?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charles go to the antique store?

2. What inspired Chatterton to write?

3. Why does Pat give away the painting?

4. How does Charles ease Harriet's mind?

5. What does Harriet fear?

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

7. What happens to Charles the following morning?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Replace the play's London setting with one of the following cities:

1. New York.

2. Paris.

3. Chicago.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

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