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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fleur realizes in the first chapter that one of her senses has a more keen memory than the others. Which one is it?
(a) Her hearing.
(b) Her sight.
(c) Her sense of smell.
(d) Her sense of taste.

2. On what does the former priest focus in his memoirs?
(a) He focuses on his childhood, not writing about his time in the church at all.
(b) Proving that he was defrocked not for a lack of morals but for a loss of faith.
(c) He focuses on what brought him into the church, rather than why he left.
(d) He writes primarily of his time in the seminary.

3. What was located across the street from Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) Fleur's rooming house, making it easy to walk to work.
(b) A pub, where she and her friends meet after work.
(c) The hotel in which she interviewed with Sir Quentin.
(d) The BBC building, where Fleur has always wanted to work.

4. What is Beryl Tims' primary task during the meetings of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Taking notes on the ensuing discussions.
(b) Keeping Lady Edwina under control and out of the way.
(c) Serving tea and scones to the members.
(d) Assisting Lady Edwina so that she can participate in the meetings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much progress have the members of the Autobiographical Association made when Fleur begins her employment?

2. Why does Mr. Alexander keep insisting that Fleur move into a larger room in the his boarding house?

3. What explanation does Fleur give for keeping all the letters she receives, including those from a book store to which she owed money?

4. What is supposed to happen to the memoirs being written by the members of the Autobiographical Association?

5. Which of the following is a member of the Autobiographical Association?

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