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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who serves as the primary comic relief in the early part of the book?
(a) Sir Eric Findlay.
(b) Lady Edwina.
(c) Mr. Alexander.
(d) Fleur Talbot.

2. How does Fleur react about her book find when she shops for Maisie?
(a) She feels more curious than anything.
(b) She feels stunned, having not realized it was out there.
(c) She looks for more of the same kind of thing.
(d) She rejoices, feeling like she's met an old friend.

3. Sir Quentin says that Lady Edwina is asleep when the first meeting ends, so Fleur does not take her out for dinner. When does she next see Edwina?
(a) She is waiting in Fleur's room when she arrives home.
(b) Fleur runs into her walking on the street when she takes her lunch hour the following day.
(c) Lady Edwina is waiting at the office for Fleur the next morning.
(d) She doesn't see her til the next Association meeting.

4. Which of the characters in Fleur's novel most resembles Lady Edwina?
(a) Proudie.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Marjorie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why hadn't four of the Association members come to recent meetings?

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

3. Who does Wally think he's heard of before?

4. What does Fleur realize when she gets home after learning from her publisher that he will not publish her novel?

5. Fleur mentions a bad writing habit of Leslie's and asks Dottie to warn him of it in his novel. How does Dottie respond?

(see the answer key)

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