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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fleur initially sees Sir Quentin as a "social imposter," but realizes he does have a regal background when she learns that:
(a) He father was a duke.
(b) He was once a member of parliament.
(c) His father had served in parliament.
(d) He is a baronet and his mother the daughter of an earl.

2. What does Fleur find when stops to get a book for Maisie?
(a) The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini.
(b) A novel written by Sir Quentin himself.
(c) The Autobiography of Lady Edwina.
(d) Another novel called Warrender Chase.

3. How does Fleur suggest Dottie cope with her suffering over Leslie's infidelities?
(a) She helps Dottie plan revenge.
(b) She tells Dottie to leave Leslie altogether.
(c) She suggests Dottie join the Association and write her own autobiography.
(d) She encourages Dottie to find an outside lover of her own.

4. Which of the following is a member of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Baronne Clotilde du Loiret.
(b) Mrs. Winston.
(c) Father Edward Douglas.
(d) Lady Bernice Gilliam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fleur begin taking Lady Edwina for the Sunday walks?

2. Who takes care of Fleur when she is ill?

3. Why hadn't four of the Association members come to recent meetings?

4. Sir Quentin offered Fleur wages of a "1936 vintage, and this was 1949, modern times." Why did she accept the position?

5. What happens to the first publisher who offered Fleur a contract for Warrender Chase?

(see the answer key)

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