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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does member Maisie Young walk with a limp?
(a) She only pretends to have a limp to make her story more interesting.
(b) She was born with one leg shorter than the other.
(c) She suffered from polio as a young child.
(d) Because she lost the use of her leg in a horseback riding episode.

2. After seven weeks, why does Sir Quentin tell Fleur he wants to take over editing the manuscripts?
(a) He feels it is his moral obligation to do so.
(b) He is not happy with her changes to the writing.
(c) He envies how much the group likes Fleur's writing.
(d) He sees that she is being overworked.

3. Who serves as the primary comic relief in the early part of the book?
(a) Sir Eric Findlay.
(b) Mr. Alexander.
(c) Lady Edwina.
(d) Fleur Talbot.

4. What was the first physical quirk Fleur noticed about Sir Quentin when they met?
(a) His hands shake, making it difficult for him to write.
(b) One of his eyes cross, so she cannot tell if he is looking at her or not.
(c) His right shoulder protrudes slightly ahead of his left.
(d) He has a noticeable limp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beryl Tims' primary task during the meetings of the Autobiographical Association?

2. What did Fleur add to the first chapter of Sir Eric Findlay's story?

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

4. How does Fleur react to Dottie's criticism of the character, Marjorie, in her book?

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

(see the answer key)

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