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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Fleur tell Dottie when she invited her into the Association?
(a) She told her she suspected Sir Quentin was using the members, but warned her to use it only as a source of amusement.
(b) She suggested that one of the members might make a good lover.
(c) She suggested she get to know Lady Edwina.
(d) She asked her to spy on Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims.

2. To what is the suicide attributed?
(a) The victim was of unsound mind.
(b) The victim had overdosed on medication.
(c) The victim was despondent over unrequited love.
(d) The victim was despondent over poor reviews.

3. What does Fleur do with her companion at the party?
(a) They dance, even though no music playing.
(b) They get heavily intoxicated.
(c) They eat most of the food at the party.
(d) She convinces him to publish her next novel, sight unseen.

4. When Fleur phones Dottie after their visit and inquires if something is bothering her, what does Dottie say?
(a) She tells Fleur that she is merely sad about Leslie.
(b) She says that she is fine, just exhausted from traveling.
(c) She tells Fleur that she is worried about the Association members.
(d) She insists that Fleur is suffering delusions and beginning to go mad.

5. What does Lady Edwina say when her new nurse collects her from the Association meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) "She is a nurse, is she? Why do I need a nurse?"
(b) "I will NOT be treated like a pathetic old woman!"
(c) "Quentin, my son! Don't let her take me!"
(d) "Well my dears, he's got you where he wants you, hasn't he?"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fleur want to understand what Sir Quentin is up to?

2. Why does Fleur say she prefers writing fictionally over biographically?

3. How is the plot of Warrender Chase, the novel, influenced by Fleur's experience at the Autobiographical Association?

4. When she returns to Sir Quentin's flat after the suicide, Beryl Tims tells Fleur that Sir Quentin had to go out. What does Fleur do?

5. How does Dottie describe Leslie's novel?

(see the answer key)

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