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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Alexander keep insisting that Fleur move into a larger room in the his boarding house?
(a) His wife cannot stand Fleur and wants to charge her more rent.
(b) He has another boarder who wants Fleur's room.
(c) He knows she is considering a roommate and will need more space.
(d) Her room is overcrowded with books, papers and the evidence of constant visitors.

2. 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 take over the Sunday walks with Lady Edwina so she can concentrate on her next book.
(c) To help her brainstorm ideas for her next novel's plotline.
(d) To read the proofs of her novel and check only for spelling errors.

3. What does Eric Findlay interject in at an Association meeting, a phrase Dottie uses later that same evening to Fleur?
(a) "We must continue developing our own characters as we live."
(b) "Sir Quentin is thrilled with the quality of our recent work."
(c) "Sir Quentin insists on complete frankness."
(d) "The manuscript additions have become mundane and need spice."

4. After seven weeks, why does Sir Quentin tell Fleur he wants to take over editing the manuscripts?
(a) He sees that she is being overworked.
(b) He envies how much the group likes Fleur's writing.
(c) He feels it is his moral obligation to do so.
(d) He is not happy with her changes to the writing.

5. On whom did Fleur base the title character is Warrender Chase?
(a) He is based on Sir Quentin.
(b) He is based on Fleur's grandfather.
(c) No one; the character was already developed before she met her new employer.
(d) He is based on Fleur's lover, Leslie.

6. What do Maisie and Fleur discuss during that first visit?
(a) Fleur's novel.
(b) Maisie's manuscript.
(c) Satan.
(d) Sir Quentin.

7. What does Fleur decide to do with the manuscripts when she begins typing them out?
(a) She made slight improvements in the stories, but the authors did not want any modifications.
(b) She interviews each author in order to get a better feel for their stories.
(c) She edits them by hand before beginning to type them out.
(d) As she tried to make sense of them, she made changes to make them worse.

8. What about Lady Edwina does Fleur particularly like in the beginning?
(a) Her opinions about the various memoirs.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her grand entrances and extraordinary statements.
(d) Her thoughtful, kind demeanor.

9. How does Fleur react to Dottie's first written piece?
(a) She doesn't respond, deciding to use Dottie's thoughts in her own book.
(b) She reads it aloud to the group at the next meeting.
(c) She tears it up and tells her not to share it with the group.
(d) She edits it for her and coaches her on writing techniques.

10. How had her main character, Warrender Chase, distinguished himself before the events of the novel begin?
(a) He had rescued a woman from a burning building.
(b) He started a charity to care for war orphans.
(c) He had an exemplary war record.
(d) He had uncovered a plot to embezzle millions from the Bank of England.

11. Why had Fleur never thought highly of Gray Mauser before their conversation at the pub?
(a) He had, in essence, taken Leslie away from her.
(b) He is so quiet that she had little about him to think much of.
(c) Because she and Dottie had become friends, she felt protective of Dottie.
(d) He had been exceedingly rude to Fleur when they'd first met.

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

13. Who begins taking Sunday afternoon walks with Fleur and Lady Edwina?
(a) Mrs. Alexander.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Dottie.
(d) Solly Mendelsohn.

14. How does Fleur initially describe Beryl Tims?
(a) She is unpleasant and manipulative.
(b) She is devilishly argumentative.
(c) She is rotund and plain.
(d) She is beautifully awful.

15. How does Fleur suggest Dottie cope with her suffering over Leslie's infidelities?
(a) She suggests Dottie join the Association and write her own autobiography.
(b) She helps Dottie plan revenge.
(c) She encourages Dottie to find an outside lover of her own.
(d) She tells Dottie to leave Leslie altogether.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dottie initially react to the members of the Autobiographical Association?

3. When did Fleur finally finish Warrender Chase?

4. How does Dottie describe Fleur's character, Marjorie?

5. Fleur realizes in the first chapter that one of her senses has a more keen memory than the others. Which one is it?

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