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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. Which of the following dishes does Charles not order?

2. What name does Harriet want to call Phillip?

3. What is the last line of the poem that Charles quotes?

4. What is lying on Edward's bed?

5. What does Flint say he is not?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chatterton help the street urchin?

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

4. How is Charles at the beginning of the ninth chapter?

5. How does Vivien keep Charles' memory alive?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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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