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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?
(a) She makes outrageous statements and routinely wets herself.
(b) She forgets that Sir Quentin is her son.
(c) She refuses to eat.
(d) She wanders off into the city and regularly gets lost.

2. How did Fleur get Lady Edwina to behave during her first meeting of the Association?
(a) She promises to take her to dinner as soon as the meeting was over.
(b) She offers to bring her sweets when she comes in the following day.
(c) She promises to read the memoirs to her as they are finished.
(d) She offers to take her shopping for a new gown.

3. What does Fleur decide to do with the manuscripts when she begins typing them out?
(a) She edits them by hand before beginning to type them out.
(b) As she tried to make sense of them, she made changes to make them worse.
(c) She interviews each author in order to get a better feel for their stories.
(d) She made slight improvements in the stories, but the authors did not want any modifications.

4. How far back in time must Fleur go to tell us the story of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) A summer.
(b) Three years.
(c) A decade.
(d) Ten months.

5. How does Fleur react about her book find when she shops for Maisie?
(a) She feels stunned, having not realized it was out there.
(b) She looks for more of the same kind of thing.
(c) She feels more curious than anything.
(d) She rejoices, feeling like she's met an old friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who serves as the primary comic relief in the early part of the book?

2. Where does Leslie live after he moves out of his home with Dottie?

3. Who comes to visit after Fleur arrives home that first evening?

4. After seven weeks, why does Sir Quentin tell Fleur he wants to take over editing the manuscripts?

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

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