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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 emotional, women are more practical.
(c) Men are more sentimental, women more dependable.
(d) Women are more sentimental, men more dependable.

2. Why does Revisson Doe agree to work with Fleur?
(a) He believes she has potential and that her future novels will be good.
(b) He believes that through Fleur, he can learn more about Sir Quentin.
(c) He finds her oddly appealing and wants to get closer to her.
(d) He owes her old a friend a favor.

3. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?
(a) She refuses to eat.
(b) She makes outrageous statements and routinely wets herself.
(c) She wanders off into the city and regularly gets lost.
(d) She forgets that Sir Quentin is her son.

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

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

6. How does Fleur react to Dottie's criticism of the character, Marjorie, in her book?
(a) She agrees with Dottie and decides she must rewrite the character.
(b) She bursts into tears and asks Dottie to leave.
(c) She becomes depressed, believing that perhaps she is not a good writer, after all.
(d) She becomes very angry and tears up her manuscript, sending Dottie home.

7. How does Fleur feel after this visit with Gray?
(a) Her rage has subsided and she believes him much more sane than any members of the Association.
(b) Glad that Leslie has returned, at least temporarily, to Dottie.
(c) Worried that Gray might do himself harm.
(d) Jealous that he has been so involved with Leslie.

8. How does Wally react to Fleur's anecdotes about the Autobiographical Association?
(a) He enjoys them greatly.
(b) He is bored and repeatedly tries to change the subject.
(c) He is appalled at the idea of "fixing" supposedly true memoirs.
(d) He asks Fleur if he can join the organization.

9. What does Lady Edwina say when her new nurse collects her from the Association meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) "Well my dears, he's got you where he wants you, hasn't he?"
(b) "She is a nurse, is she? Why do I need a nurse?"
(c) "Quentin, my son! Don't let her take me!"
(d) "I will NOT be treated like a pathetic old woman!"

10. Fleur lives surrounded by books, yet does not consider herself a bibliophile. Why not?
(a) She is only interested in books for the content, not for their rarity or value.
(b) She only borrows from the library rather than purchase books for her own.
(c) She collects books by the hundreds but rarely reads them all the way through.
(d) She only collects books of poetry.

11. Where did Fleur first meet and interview with Sir Quentin?
(a) In the lobby of the Berkeley Hotel.
(b) In the sitting room of her boarding house.
(c) In the offices of the Autobiographical Association.
(d) At a local pub.

12. What does Dottie first write when she joins the Association?
(a) A piece about her sufferings over Leslie.
(b) A piece about memories of her early childhood.
(c) A chapter about meeting Fleur.
(d) Poetry.

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

14. Which of the following is a member of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Baronne Clotilde du Loiret.
(b) Mrs. Winston.
(c) Lady Bernice Gilliam.
(d) Father Edward Douglas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fleur begin to notice toward the end of January, 1950?

2. Why does Fleur say she prefers writing fictionally over biographically?

3. Where does Leslie live after he moves out of his home with Dottie?

4. How does Fleur view Leslie's infidelity?

5. How does Fleur feel when Sir Quentin decides to take over the manuscript editing?

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