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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When she looks through pages of the memoirs, what does Fleur see?
(a) That Sir Quentin has changed all of the writing to read as if he himself had written it.
(b) Parts of her manuscript, scattered throughout the pages.
(c) That all of her changes and writing have been removed.
(d) Notes in Sir Quentin's handwriting of passages from her novel.

2. To what is the suicide attributed?
(a) The victim was of unsound mind.
(b) The victim was despondent over poor reviews.
(c) The victim had overdosed on medication.
(d) The victim was despondent over unrequited love.

3. Fleur takes a weekend visit with Wally in his cottage, but is ultimately disappointed. He seems distracted by Warrender Chase, so she begins telling him about her next novel, in the hopes of driving it out. Why, then, is she disappointed?
(a) She had anticipated a romantic weekend and it turned out to be not nearly as romantic as she'd hoped.
(b) He gets so excited about her next book that he spends the weekend tossing her ideas for it.
(c) She can't get past her jealousy after seeing the remnants of a previous weekend for two.
(d) He can't stop talking about Warrender Chase and wondering if Sir Quentin will meet the same end.

4. What happens when Dottie visited Fleur's room the evening after Fleur found her manuscript?
(a) Dottie accuses Fleur of breaking into her flat and stealing a ream of paper.
(b) Dottie tells Fleur that Sir Quentin is coming to retrieve the papers Fleur took from his flat.
(c) Fleur accuses Dottie of plagiarizing Warrender Chase.
(d) They argue and Dottie throws whiskey on the copies Fleur is typing.

5. Even though Fleur insists that she started her novel well before beginning her job at the Autobiographical Association, the publisher ignores her and refuses to publish it because:
(a) He doesn't believe a young woman could be so creative, so Sir Quentin must be telling the truth.
(b) Sir Quentin is an important man.
(c) He has never cared for Fleur and wants to be rid of her.
(d) He and Sir Quentin are second cousins.

6. What does Fleur do, by chance, that sends her gracefully into the fullness of her years, on her way, rejoicing?
(a) She finds a lucky coin as she exits her courtyard, hidden in the grasses.
(b) She kicked a football that accidentally flies at her, right into a boy's expectant hands.
(c) She catches a football flying through the air, as if it had been thrown directly to her.
(d) She finds a lost football and returns it to a young boy, who grins at her with his whole being.

7. Dottie comes to see Fleur when she returns to the city to tell her what?
(a) That Sir Quentin had been killed by Association members who realized he was trying to control them.
(b) That Sir Quentin died alone in a car crash in the city.
(c) That Sir Quentin died in a car crash on the way to his retreat.
(d) That Sir Quentin had succumbed to a massive heart attack, probably brought on by Dexedrine.

8. Where does Sir Quentin decide to take the Association members?
(a) On a retreat to Northumberland, because they are being persecuted in London.
(b) On a book tour just as soon as he can get the memoirs published.
(c) Into London for a night of celebration in honor of all they've written.
(d) On a retreat to Northumberland to relax after all they've accomplished with their memoirs.

9. What is the primary reason Fleur feels so indignant about being accused of libeling the Autobiographical Association?
(a) To her, none of the characters seem overly similar.
(b) The events in her story are vastly different from the events that have happened within the Association.
(c) She was very careful to change enough details that the characters, though similar, did not represent the members.
(d) She formulated her characters and plot before she began working for Sir Quentin.

10. What is Fleur's greatest concern upon learning the tragic news of the suicide of one of the Association's members?
(a) That this is only the first of many unsettling events.
(b) That her novel is unfolding in real life.
(c) That she will no longer have a job.
(d) Whether or not she should send her concern in a card or simply make a phone call.

11. 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?
(a) She told her that Leslie had given her a key long ago.
(b) She told her Gray gave her the key.
(c) She told her that she stole the key from Gray's house.
(d) Nothing, she just hangs up.

12. Who does Fleur phone to come help her and Lady Edwina search for the manuscript?
(a) Theo and Audrey.
(b) Solly.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Dottie.

13. What does Fleur realize when she gets home after learning from her publisher that he will not publish her novel?
(a) That Sir Quentin is right, and that she must admit her guilt.
(b) That if she renames the novel, she can simply take it to a new publisher.
(c) That perhaps she should use a pseudonym before trying to get anything else published.
(d) That the publisher has the only typescript of Warrender Chase.

14. What passage does Fleur find in Cellini, the book she sits down to read to ease her worries after she leaves Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) "Joy is the path I will follow."
(b) "I am now going on my way rejoicing."
(c) "We rejoiced when we saw one another."
(d) "I will live with joy."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Quentin inquire about Fleur's future?

2. Who interrupts the argument between Fleur and Sir Quentin?

3. Who does Dottie tell Fleur that she enjoys sleeping with, even though she just explained earlier that doing so is a sacrifice?

4. One of the characters in Warrender Chase also commits suicide, and it is attributed to the character having been driven mad. What is supposed to have driven her mad?

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

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