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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 is the name of the film showing at the cinema?

2. What does Harriet say Sarah needs in her life?

3. What does Mr. Crome tell Chatterton is worse for the boy than being on the streets?

4. What does Flint say he is not?

5. What does Chatterton's friend say the opium allays?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harriet get what she wants from Vivien?

2. How does Vivien keep Charles' memory alive?

3. What does Mary do while Wallis and her husband watch the fire?

4. What does Wallis think about George and Mary Meredith?

5. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

6. How does Harriet act during Charles' funeral service?

7. How does Harriet persuade Cumberland to authenticate her painting?

8. How does Philip promise to help Vivien?

9. How does Philip help Vivien and Edward after Charles death?

10. How does Charles die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Chatterton in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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