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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 Harriet have pinned to her hat?

2. Where does Charles hold his dinner?

3. Which of the following does the author compare the pine needles to?

4. What did Vivien place under her husband's head?

5. What make of car does Philip own?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pat Joynson tell Philip about Chatterton?

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

5. How does Chatterton help the street urchin?

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

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

8. What is Flint's opinion on modern day literature?

9. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

10. How does Vivien keep Charles' memory alive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. The police come and arrest the character for forgery.

2. The character's closest friend dies.

3. The character is diagnosed with a terminal illness.

4. The character's work becomes world renowned.

5. The character is faced with bankruptcy.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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