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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. How does Harriet say she likes her Indian food?

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

3. What are the curtains drawn to protect?

4. What does Flint think about Charles' death?

5. Why does Meredith say she talks so little about her poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vivien keep Charles' memory alive?

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

3. How does Chatterton help the street urchin?

4. How does Charles die?

5. What does Pat Joynson tell Philip about Chatterton?

6. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

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

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

9. What does Chatterton's friend suggest as a cure for Chatterton's STD?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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