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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 the old man sell Philip?

2. Which poet helped Harriet publish her first two books?

3. Which of the following foods is Harriet preparing for herself?

4. What does Flint call his flat?

5. What does Pat ask Charles to do for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chatterton's upbringing.

2. What does Flint think about Chatterton's handwriting?

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

4. Why does Charles not take money for the books?

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

6. Why does Harriet fear her memories?

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

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

9. How did Chatterton start his career as a writer?

10. Why is Charles happy that Chatterton's handwriting looks like it was written between 1790 and 1830?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main turning points of the novel? How does Ackroyd develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is a premise? Why is a premise important to a story? What is the premise of CHATTERTON?

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