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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. Who helped Charles when he collapsed in the restaurant?

2. What did Chatterton lose a few nights before?

3. What is the name of the restaurant the characters eat in?

4. What does Wallis say he put in the cups before he used them for the tea?

5. What kind of wood is Charles' coffin made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

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

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

4. How does Harriet persuade Vivien to give her Chatterton's papers?

5. How does Chatterton spend his night?

6. How does Charles die?

7. Where are all the characters when Charles dies?

8. How does Vivien keep Charles' memory alive?

9. What is wrong with the tea Wallis makes Meredith?

10. How does Chatterton help the street urchin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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