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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to visit after Fleur arrives home that first evening?
(a) Sir Quentin.
(b) Beryl Tims.
(c) Her landlord's wife, Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Both her lover, Leslie, and his wife, Dottie.

2. What is the single sentence, overheard by Fleur in restaurant, that had inspired her novel?
(a) "Who was he, this man we all wanted to meet?"
(b) "They were all gathered in the living room, waiting for him."
(c) "Mr. Chase cannot join us this evening. He is otherwise engaged."
(d) "He came upon the group of them, silent and morose."

3. Who does Wally think he's heard of before?
(a) Lady Edwina.
(b) Sir Quentin Oliver.
(c) Beryl Tims.
(d) Sir Eric Findlay.

4. How does Dottie describe Leslie's novel?
(a) Very funny, very real and quite touching.
(b) Very good, very deep and basically autobiographical.
(c) A troubled fantasy about what can never be.
(d) A comic depiction of his life.

5. After the party, Fleur goes out with Wally McConnachie. Where do they go?
(a) They visit a poetry reading.
(b) They go to dinner, then back to Fleur's room.
(c) They spend the whole night dancing.
(d) They stroll along the Thames and chat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dottie accuse Fleur of when Fleur seems displeased at her connections to the group?

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

3. What passage does Fleur find in Cellini, the book she sits down to read to ease her worries after she leaves Sir Quentin's flat?

4. What does Fleur say to Bucks Gilbert before she leaves?

5. How does Wally react to Fleur's anecdotes about the Autobiographical Association?

(see the answer key)

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