1. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
A. There was a greater demand there than in America.
B. There was less chance of being detected there.
C. Britain was Spring′s birthplace.
D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.
2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for
A. Southern money
B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin
C. Southern manuscripts and letters
D. Civil War battle plans
3. Robert Spring spent 15 years
A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson
C. as a forger
D. as a respectable dealer
4. The author in the passage implied that
A. Robert Spring was highly skilled in coping handwriting and imitating signature
B. Robert Spring died in poverty
C. Robert established a bookstore in Philadelphia in 1858
D. forgeries are casually sold to persons who aren′t experts
5 The best title of this passage is
A. An Imaginary Person
B. A Forger-Robert Spring
C. A Book Dealer
D The Signature of George Washington
