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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because Fleur continues to hear one particular phrase repeated by Association members, she becomes convinced of what?
(a) That their manuscripts are all beginning to sound the same.
(b) That Sir Quentin has begun acting out an evil plan for them members.
(c) That the members are stealing material from each other.
(d) That Beryl Tims has mixed up the manuscripts.

2. Who comes to visit after Fleur arrives home that first evening?
(a) Her landlord's wife, Mrs. Alexander.
(b) Beryl Tims.
(c) Sir Quentin.
(d) Both her lover, Leslie, and his wife, Dottie.

3. Fleur initially sees Sir Quentin as a "social imposter," but realizes he does have a regal background when she learns that:
(a) He father was a duke.
(b) His father had served in parliament.
(c) He was once a member of parliament.
(d) He is a baronet and his mother the daughter of an earl.

4. By December of 1949, where is Fleur's primary focus?
(a) On spying on Sir Quentin.
(b) On coming between Dottie and Beryl Tims.
(c) On figuring out what is going on in Leslie's life.
(d) On her novel, Warrender Chase, and an idea for a subesequent book.

5. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?
(a) She refuses to eat.
(b) She forgets that Sir Quentin is her son.
(c) She wanders off into the city and regularly gets lost.
(d) She makes outrageous statements and routinely wets herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Fleur react to Dottie's first written piece?

3. How do Gray and Fleur define the differences between men and women?

4. How does Wally react to Fleur's anecdotes about the Autobiographical Association?

5. What about Lady Edwina does Fleur particularly like in the beginning?

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