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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 painted the picture of Chatterton's dead body?

2. Who does Chatterton see walk into the building just as it is about to be demolished?

3. What can Charles see gleaming from his hospital window?

4. What does Chatterton's friend say the opium allays?

5. What does Harriet have pinned to her hat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

2. Where are all the characters when Charles dies?

3. How does Charles die?

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

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

6. How does Chatterton spend his night?

7. How does Philip promise to help Vivien?

8. How does Chatterton help the street urchin?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. How does the author use all these elements to create a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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 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?

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