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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 Cumberland have on his cheek?

2. Which poet's work has Chatterton seemed to have claimed as his own?

3. Where does Vivien work?

4. What does Harriet say Charles writes like?

5. What is Harriet's parrot holding in its beak?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pat give away the painting?

2. How does Joynson suggest Chatterton can make them rich?

3. Describe Chatterton's upbringing.

4. How does Charles ease Harriet's mind?

5. What does Philip find out about Harriet in this chapter?

6. Why does Harriet want to go to the art gallery?

7. How do Philip and Charles show their different temperaments on the train to Bristol?

8. What does Edward think about Charles' portrait?

9. Why does Mary refuse to write Harriet's memoirs?

10. Why does Charles hesitate about accepting Harriet's proposal to write her memoirs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine what it expresses about mid- to late-19th century society.

1) The Meredith marriage.

2) Wallis' portrait.

3) The servant's child.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters alive at the end of the book. Compare his or her character to who he or she was at the beginning of the book to who he or she is at the end.

1) What did your character hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events changed your character ideas about life?

3) How has your character changed by the end of the novel?

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