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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Fleur say she prefers writing fictionally over biographically?
(a) She finds fantasy much more interesting than real life.
(b) She hates doing factual research.
(c) All the characters and the order of events are entirely up to her imagination.
(d) She has yet to meet anyone interesting enough about whom to write.

3. How far back in time must Fleur go to tell us the story of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Ten months.
(b) A summer.
(c) A decade.
(d) Three years.

4. What does Fleur ask of her friends, Theo and Audrey?
(a) To read the proofs of her novel and critique the character development.
(b) To read the proofs of her novel and check only for spelling errors.
(c) To help her brainstorm ideas for her next novel's plotline.
(d) To take over the Sunday walks with Lady Edwina so she can concentrate on her next book.

5. How does Fleur manage to attend one of Bucks Gilbert's parties?
(a) She is unofficially employed to take coats and pass out food.
(b) She is invited as an Association employee.
(c) She attends as the guest of Sir Eric.
(d) She and Solly crash the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fleur believe she might gain from a confrontation with Mr. Alexander, even though she doesn't want one?

2. What news does Fleur receive from Lady Edwina's nurse that evening, after she's learned that her novel won't be published?

3. What does Eric Findlay interject in at an Association meeting, a phrase Dottie uses later that same evening to Fleur?

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

5. Who does Fleur call for advice when she realizes she has no copy of her novel?

(see the answer key)

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