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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fleur believe she might gain from a confrontation with Mr. Alexander, even though she doesn't want one?
(a) She believes by confronting him, she can convince him to lower her rent.
(b) Fleur knows a confrontation would upset him, and she might have a good laugh at his discomfiture.
(c) Through a confrontation with him, Fleur can upset his superior-acting wife.
(d) Fleur believes she has a demon inside her that rejoices in seeing people not just as they are, but more and more of how they are.

3. When Fleur first reads to Dottie from Warrender Chase, what is Dottie's reaction?
(a) She thinks the funeral scene is too cold.
(b) She raves about what a fine writer Fleur has become.
(c) She accuses Fleur of stealing ideas from the group.
(d) She is confused by the plot line and can't keep the characters straight.

4. Which character becomes more important to the story in Chapter 3?
(a) The ex-priest.
(b) Dottie.
(c) Beryl Tims.
(d) Mr. Alexander.

5. Fleur lives surrounded by books, yet does not consider herself a bibliophile. Why not?
(a) She is only interested in books for the content, not for their rarity or value.
(b) She collects books by the hundreds but rarely reads them all the way through.
(c) She only borrows from the library rather than purchase books for her own.
(d) She only collects books of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fleur describe her method of character development?

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

3. Fleur initially sees Sir Quentin as a "social imposter," but realizes he does have a regal background when she learns that:

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

5. What was the first physical quirk Fleur noticed about Sir Quentin when they met?

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