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

2. How does Fleur react to Dottie's criticism of the character, Marjorie, in her book?
(a) She agrees with Dottie and decides she must rewrite the character.
(b) She becomes very angry and tears up her manuscript, sending Dottie home.
(c) She bursts into tears and asks Dottie to leave.
(d) She becomes depressed, believing that perhaps she is not a good writer, after all.

3. To what does Fleur compare the members of the Association by the end of January, 1950?
(a) Old married couples, constantly arguing with each other.
(b) The bombed-out buildings still found along some London streeets.
(c) The children she sees chattering on the way to school each morning.
(d) Good pets, willing to follow their master anywhere.

4. What does Fleur believe she might gain from a confrontation with Mr. Alexander, even though she doesn't want one?
(a) Fleur knows a confrontation would upset him, and she might have a good laugh at his discomfiture.
(b) Through a confrontation with him, Fleur can upset his superior-acting wife.
(c) She believes by confronting him, she can convince him to lower her rent.
(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.

5. How does Fleur feel about her name?
(a) That it was hazardously bestowed upon her at birth, before anyone know how she would turn out.
(b) She believes that she has blossomed over time and grown until her name fits.
(c) That because she believes herself to be relatively attractive, hers is a fitting name.
(d) That she'd have been better off named Joy or Gloria or Angela.