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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fleur see in Sir Quentin's drawer?
(a) A photo of him with Beryl Tims.
(b) A bundle of proofs approximately the size of a novel.
(c) Her original manuscript of Warrender Chase.
(d) A pearl-handled knife.

3. Why does Dottie tell Fleur that she is upset?
(a) She fears her husband is about to leave her for Fleur.
(b) Because she believes Leslie has a new gay lover.
(c) Because she cannot believe that Fleur will not stop seeing her husband.
(d) Because she learns that Leslie has had many lovers before Fleur.

4. Why doesn't Fleur leave her job and write full-time?
(a) Because she needs to be around the people on whom she has based some of her characters.
(b) Because she continues to mine the manuscripts for ideas.
(c) Because she has become close to Lady Edwina.
(d) Because she needs the money and the job has caught her interest.

5. What happens between Fleur and her publisher after he tells her he cannot publish her novel?
(a) She weeps about impending failure, and he finally changes his mind.
(b) She never sees him again.
(c) She tells him that Sir Quentin has stolen her book.
(d) She takes him to court for breach of contractual obligation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dottie finally realizes Fleur has stolen back the manuscript from her flat, and calls Fleur demanding to know how she got in. What does Fleur tell her?

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

3. When Fleur runs into Mrs. Wilks in Chapter 7, she notices Mrs. Wilks has lost a lot of weight and no longer seemed happy. What does she ask Fleur to do?

4. Who takes care of Fleur when she is ill?

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

(see the answer key)

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