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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fleur feel when Sir Quentin decides to take over the manuscript editing?
(a) She didn't care one way or the other.
(b) She was angry because she loved the work.
(c) She was disappointed because the members liked her work.
(d) She is glad to be rid of it because they'd started writing about their romantic adventures.

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

3. How does Fleur initially describe Beryl Tims?
(a) She is devilishly argumentative.
(b) She is rotund and plain.
(c) She is unpleasant and manipulative.
(d) She is beautifully awful.

4. What did Fleur tell Dottie when she invited her into the Association?
(a) She suggested she get to know Lady Edwina.
(b) She told her she suspected Sir Quentin was using the members, but warned her to use it only as a source of amusement.
(c) She suggested that one of the members might make a good lover.
(d) She asked her to spy on Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How had her main character, Warrender Chase, distinguished himself before the events of the novel begin?

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

3. To what does Fleur compare the members of the Association by the end of January, 1950?

4. What does Solly Mendelsohn do for a living?

5. How does Fleur define the word 'frankness?'

(see the answer key)

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