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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 was the name of Chatterton's invented monk?

2. What university did Mary study at?

3. Where does Charles know Andrew Flint from?

4. What does Harriet say she cannot write about?

5. What did Chatterton sell to London magazines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harriet fear?

2. Why does Harriet fear her memories?

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

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

5. Describe Flint's work.

6. What is the problem with Charles' portrait?

7. Why does Pat give away the painting?

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

9. Why does Charles go to the antique store?

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

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country in which the book was written. How does each country's opinion about the book differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

What is a premise? Why is a premise important to a story? What is the premise of CHATTERTON?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1990s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author have to change the novel if it were set in today's society?

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