1. Sir Quentin's death is nearly identical to the death in her novel of the character Warrender Chase. How is this theme continued at his funeral?
(a) Warrender Chase's followers all avoided his funeral, as did the members of the Autobiographical Association avoid Sir Quentin's.
(b) Revisson Doe comes to the funeral and quotes an exact passage from the end of the novel.
(c) Lady Edwina eulogizes Sir Quentin just as Chase's mother eulogized him.
(d) Beryl Tims speaks, using nearly identical words to those of Charlotte in the book.

2. What is the first thing Fleur does upon returning home with the bag from Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) Calls several friends to say she is in need of a job.
(b) Begins copying everything in the bag.
(c) Calls the police to alert them to her suspicions.
(d) Takes a long nap so that her mind is clear.

3. What did Fleur add to the first chapter of Sir Eric Findlay's story?
(a) She wrote that his parents took his favorite rockinghorse away when he rode it without permission.
(b) She had him ride the rockinghorse with the butler rather than the nanny.
(c) She wrote about the butler stealing his rockinghorse to punish young Eric after he fell off and broke his nose.
(d) She portrayed him as being locked in a cupboard polishing silver while his nanny rode his rockinghorse with the butler.

4. Fleur tells Sir Quentin that she knows he plagiarized her novel and plans to sue him. How does he respond?
(a) He insists that scribbling on a novel is why she was unable to do her job well and that it is he who will sue.
(b) He says that if Lady Edwina did not care so much for her, he'd get rid of her himself.
(c) He laughs her off and tells her she must be completely mad.
(d) He breaks down and confesses, asking how they can reach some sort of agreement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sir Quentin tries to incriminate Fleur by telling Lady Edwina that Fleur has had a professional break into their home and steal his diary, how does Lady Edwina respond?

2. Who comes to visit after Fleur arrives home that first evening?

3. By December of 1949, where is Fleur's primary focus?

4. Who does Fleur see for the last time as she leaves Sir Quentin's drawing room?

5. In the novel's present day, Fleur lives in Paris. Who has just been there to visit her?

(see the answer key)

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