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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 after this visit with Gray?
(a) Jealous that he has been so involved with Leslie.
(b) Worried that Gray might do himself harm.
(c) Glad that Leslie has returned, at least temporarily, to Dottie.
(d) Her rage has subsided and she believes him much more sane than any members of the Association.

2. What kind of secret meetings does Warrender Chase hold in the novel?
(a) Liasons with his lover, Charlotte.
(b) A secret society of writers.
(c) An anonymous charitable organization.
(d) Prayer meetings.

3. What explanation does Fleur give for keeping all the letters she receives, including those from a book store to which she owed money?
(a) She suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
(b) She wants to use them as material for a future book.
(c) She fears one day suffering from dementia and wants references to her past.
(d) She has no explanation.

4. Why does Mr. Alexander keep insisting that Fleur move into a larger room in the his boarding house?
(a) He knows she is considering a roommate and will need more space.
(b) He has another boarder who wants Fleur's room.
(c) His wife cannot stand Fleur and wants to charge her more rent.
(d) Her room is overcrowded with books, papers and the evidence of constant visitors.

5. 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) Good pets, willing to follow their master anywhere.
(d) The children she sees chattering on the way to school each morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Revisson Doe agree to work with Fleur?

2. When Fleur first reads to Dottie from Warrender Chase, what is Dottie's reaction?

3. Why does member Maisie Young walk with a limp?

4. How is Fleur able to control her panic as she sees more evidence that Sir Quentin is acting out a devious plan on the members?

5. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?

(see the answer key)

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