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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 is standing at the foot of Charles' bed?

2. What does Chatterton describe the boy's breeches as?

3. Who wrote The Four Seasons?

4. What does Chatterton pass on the way to his publisher's office?

5. Where has Meredith taken her paddle steamer to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

3. In what way do Charles and Vivien view Chatterton's papers differently?

4. Describe the painting George picks up in the shop.

5. Why is Chatterton excited about his life at the beginning of Chapter 13?

6. How does Chatterton spend his night?

7. Where are all the characters when Charles dies?

8. What does Pat Joynson tell Philip about Chatterton?

9. How does the scene change when Mary arrives?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Choose one of the following and examine what i texpresses about mid-18th century society:

1) Chatterton's STD.

2) The boy Chatterton saves.

3) Chatterton's publisher's idea about faking Chatterton's death.

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