1. How much progress have the members of the Autobiographical Association made when Fleur begins her employment?
(a) They are each approximately halfway through their memoirs.
(b) None have made it past the first chapter.
(c) Two of them have not started, but most are nearly finished.
(d) Two of them are nearly finished, but the rest are just getting started.

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

3. On whom did Fleur base the title character is Warrender Chase?
(a) He is based on Fleur's lover, Leslie.
(b) No one; the character was already developed before she met her new employer.
(c) He is based on Sir Quentin.
(d) He is based on Fleur's grandfather.

4. What had Sir Quentin tried to do with the members' manuscripts before Fleur got to work on them?
(a) He had not had a chance to do anything with the manuscripts, which is why he hired Fleur.
(b) He had tried to insert adventure where none existed.
(c) He had tried to make their boring lives seem distinguished and important.
(d) He had tried only to polish the writing, leaving the stories intact.

5. Why does Dottie tell Fleur that she is upset?
(a) She fears her husband is about to leave her for Fleur.
(b) Because she cannot believe that Fleur will not stop seeing her husband.
(c) Because she learns that Leslie has had many lovers before Fleur.
(d) Because she believes Leslie has a new gay lover.