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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted the pictures that Cumblerland shows Vivien?
(a) Joseph Seymour.
(b) James Manlow.
(c) Edward Formby.
(d) Simon Chambers.

2. What does Harriet say she cannot write about?
(a) The future.
(b) The past.
(c) Sex.
(d) Love.

3. What was the name of the church Chatterton's father worked for?
(a) St. John Canterbury Church.
(b) St. Mary Redcliffe Church.
(c) St. Raul Norbury Church.
(d) St. Thomas Leighton Church.

4. What word does the author use to describe Harriet's wicker chair?
(a) Moss riven.
(b) Decaying.
(c) Cranky.
(d) Regal.

5. Why is Charles sucking his thumb on the train?
(a) It comforts him.
(b) He is sucking off the sugar.
(c) He does not want to talk.
(d) He has cut his finger.

6. What kind of book is Flint currently working on?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A novel.
(c) A history book.
(d) A biography.

7. What religious figure does Harriet compare herself to?
(a) Judas.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Lazarus.

8. What is Harriet's parrot holding in its beak?
(a) A child's glove.
(b) A child's shoe.
(c) A DVD.
(d) A child.

9. What can Charles Wychwood hear as he watches leaves fall to the ground?
(a) Flies.
(b) Workmen.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Birds.

10. What is the name of the book Charles eats on the train?
(a) David Copperfield.
(b) Bleak House.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Great Expectations.

11. Who does Harriet ask to write her memoirs?
(a) Charles.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mary.

12. What was the name of Chatterton's invented monk?
(a) Kelvin Janus.
(b) David Howells.
(c) Thomas Rowley.
(d) Frederick Pohl.

13. How does Mrs. Leno describe Charles' haircut?
(a) A bramble bush.
(b) A black forest.
(c) A birds nest.
(d) A feather bed.

14. What does Flint call his flat?
(a) His kaufhaus.
(b) His dulce domum.
(c) His Bohemian palace.
(d) His Akropolis.

15. What kind of animal is Mr. Gaskell?
(a) A dog.
(b) A human.
(c) A cat.
(d) A monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chatterton's father's job at St. Mary Redcliffe church?

2. What does Harriet tell her cat Mother would like to do?

3. What does Mr. Leno ask Mrs. Leno to come and be?

4. What alcoholic drink does Harriet make for herself?

5. What is the name of the gardens that Charles enters?

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