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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university did Mary study at?
(a) Oxford.
(b) York.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Cambridge.

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

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

4. What does the girl tell Tom gapes open?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His mouth.
(d) His wound.

5. Which part of the library does Philip search for old books?
(a) The shed.
(b) The top floor.
(c) The basement.
(d) The loft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hariett use the plots from Bentley's books?

2. What was the name of the church Chatterton's father worked for?

3. What does Edward say when Chatterton's portrait falls off the wall?

4. Where did Andrew and Charles meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Pat give away the painting?

4. What does the elderly man say to Charles on the phone?

5. What do Harriet and Sarah discuss at Sarah's house?

6. What does Edward think about Charles' portrait?

7. What inspired Chatterton to write?

8. How does Charles ease Harriet's mind?

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

10. Why did Harriet use Bentley's plots?

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