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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 Vivian tell Edwards she is going to make for him?

3. Why does Charles think Chatterton can hurt him?

4. What does the child make a sound like?

5. Where does Edward say the ghost will not be able to find them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the scene change when Mary arrives?

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

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

4. What does Chatterton do during the morning?

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

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

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

8. How does Sadlier know the Seymour paintings are fake?

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

10. How does Merk try to prove that the Seymour painting are not fake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following historical figures in Ackroyd's novel and discuss how Ackroyd represents them in CHATTERTON and why he represents that person in that manner. Are there people who would argue against Ackroyd's representation of that person's life?

1. Thomas Chatterton

2. George Meredith

3. Mary Meredith

4. Henry Wallis

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Replace the play's London setting with one of the following cities:

1. New York.

2. Paris.

3. Chicago.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

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