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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fleur mentions a bad writing habit of Leslie's and asks Dottie to warn him of it in his novel. How does Dottie respond?
(a) She begins to cry and changes the subject back to Fleur and the Association.
(b) She believes Fleur is wrong and decides not to mention it to Leslie.
(c) She agrees to mention it to him.
(d) She becomes angry that Fleur has an intimate knowledge of his writing style.

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

3. How does Dottie react to Fleur's novel, now that it is completed?
(a) she tells her it is a sick novel and that Theo and Audrey agree.
(b) She says that Theo and Audry haven't found a single error and adore the story.
(c) She says that it is brilliant but confusing.
(d) She tells her she loves it.

4. What had Sir Quentin tried to do with the members' manuscripts before Fleur got to work on them?
(a) He had tried to insert adventure where none existed.
(b) He had tried to make their boring lives seem distinguished and important.
(c) He had not had a chance to do anything with the manuscripts, which is why he hired Fleur.
(d) He had tried only to polish the writing, leaving the stories intact.

5. When did Fleur finally finish Warrender Chase?
(a) December, 1949.
(b) February, 1950.
(c) November, 1949.
(d) January, 1950.

6. What is supposed to happen to the memoirs being written by the members of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Each one will be published upon the death of its author.
(b) The material will all be ghost-written by a professional author.
(c) They will be published in a series, each author being one of 10 installments.
(d) They will be published in 70 years, so that anyone mentioned within will be dead.

7. How do Gray and Fleur define the differences between men and women?
(a) Women are more emotional, men are more practical.
(b) Men are more sentimental, women more dependable.
(c) Men are more emotional, women are more practical.
(d) Women are more sentimental, men more dependable.

8. Who does Sir Eric Findlay believe is no longer of sound mind?
(a) The former priest
(b) Mrs. Wilks
(c) Sir Quentin
(d) Lady Edwina

9. What was the first physical quirk Fleur noticed about Sir Quentin when they met?
(a) He has a noticeable limp.
(b) His right shoulder protrudes slightly ahead of his left.
(c) One of his eyes cross, so she cannot tell if he is looking at her or not.
(d) His hands shake, making it difficult for him to write.

10. What does Fleur say to Bucks Gilbert before she leaves?
(a) That she wishes she lived in such a gorgeous home.
(b) That she hopes to return and visit again when they can really chat.
(c) That she must leave and attend to Lady Edwina at once.
(d) That Sir Quentin insisted upon complete frankness and that frankly, the sandwiches were a great success.

11. Why does member Maisie Young walk with a limp?
(a) She only pretends to have a limp to make her story more interesting.
(b) She was born with one leg shorter than the other.
(c) Because she lost the use of her leg in a horseback riding episode.
(d) She suffered from polio as a young child.

12. How does Dottie behave when she comes down with the flu?
(a) More relaxed and much less an "English Rose."
(b) Whiny and needy like a small child.
(c) Melancholy and distant.
(d) Angry at the whole world.

13. Why does Fleur begin taking Lady Edwina for the Sunday walks?
(a) Because no one is available to care for Lady Edwina at that time, and because she genuinely likes her.
(b) Sir Quentin offers to pay her extra to take Lady Edwina off his hands.
(c) Lady Edwina reminds Fleur of her own mother.
(d) Beryl Tims gives up part of her pay to Fleur so that she can have Sundays off.

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

15. Which Association member does Fleur take a liking to at the first meeting?
(a) Beryl Tims.
(b) Sir Quentin Oliver.
(c) Maisie Young.
(d) Clotilde du Loiret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Dottie returns from Ireland?

2. Why had Fleur never thought highly of Gray Mauser before their conversation at the pub?

3. How does Fleur get rid of Maisie when she can tolerate her vapid conversation no longer?

4. What is Beryl Tims' primary task during the meetings of the Autobiographical Association?

5. How does Dottie react when Fleur tells her that she thinks the entire Association has become obsessed with having Sir Quentin's approval?

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