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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Edwina do before Fleur leaves Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) She cries and hugs Fleur, fearful she will never see her again.
(b) She shoves an envelope into Fleur's pocket.
(c) She agrees to retrieve Fleur's pay and employment cards from Sir Quentin.
(d) She promises Fleur she will speak to Sir Quentin on Fleur's behalf.

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

3. What does Fleur receive the day after she sits in the graveyard and visits with the policeman?
(a) A letter from a barrister informing her that she would be remitted by Sir Quentin's estate for his unlawful use of her material.
(b) A letter from Triad Press asking her to make an appointment with them right away.
(c) A letter from an American publisher wanting to publish Warrender Chase.
(d) A phone call from a new publisher inquiring about her next novel.

4. As a child, Fleur remembers having had to write a series of maxims in her copy book. These included: "Necessity is the mother of invention," "all is not gold that glistens," "honesty is the best policy" and what else?
(a) "A stitch in time saves nine."
(b) "A fool and his money are soon parted."
(c) "Discretion is the better part of valor."
(d) "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

5. What does Edwina say to Fleur when she goes to see her after learning Sir Quentin is out?
(a) "Suicide. Just like the woman in your novel."
(b) "Maybe it was not suicide after all."
(c) "Suicide. Too young for such a tragic death."
(d) "Suicide is such an ugly event. My entire week has been ruined."

6. Fleur has a job interview at the BBC, but does not get the job. Why, when she looks back, does she remember this fondly?
(a) She meets the man there whom she will ultimately marry.
(b) She runs into a dear friend from childhood and they grow close after getting reacquainted.
(c) Later she does get a job there, and the file from this interview is a source of much amusement.
(d) She decides halfway through the interview that she doesn't want to work there after all, and is bouyed by this realization.

7. How does Lady Edwina react upon receiving the tragic news of the suicide of one of the Association's members?
(a) She cannot stop crying and is begging for Fleur to come.
(b) She wanders off into the rain.
(c) She is in laughing hysterics and asking for Fleur.
(d) She becomes catatonic.

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

9. Fleur and Wally are joined by Gray Mauser while they are out for evening. What does he tell them?
(a) He tells them that he is no longer in love with Leslie.
(b) He tells them that the key to Leslie's flat is on his dresser.
(c) He tells them that Leslie and Dottie have gone off together to Italy.
(d) He tells them he will fight Dottie for Leslie's love upon his return.

10. What is the first thing Fleur does upon returning home with the bag from Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) Takes a long nap so that her mind is clear.
(b) Calls the police to alert them to her suspicions.
(c) Begins copying everything in the bag.
(d) Calls several friends to say she is in need of a job.

11. 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?
(a) Warrender Chase's infidelity.
(b) Her unrequited love for Warrender Chase.
(c) Warrender Chase and his prayer meetings.
(d) Her inability to give Warrender Chase an heir.

12. Where does Fleur go after the reviews for Warrender Chase come out?
(a) Edwina's house.
(b) Paris.
(c) Wally's cottage.
(d) London.

13. When she returns to Sir Quentin's flat after the suicide, Beryl Tims tells Fleur that Sir Quentin had to go out. What does Fleur do?
(a) She sits Beryl down and questions her about the manuscript.
(b) She goes to the study, shuts the door and searches for her manuscript.
(c) She waits in the drawing room for him to return in order to confront him.
(d) She tears the drawing room apart searching for her novel.

14. When Fleur calls the publisher's office to ask for the typescript back, what is she told?
(a) That she will have to speak with the publisher directly, and he has gone for the day.
(b) That the papers have been misfiled, but once they are located, they will be sent to her.
(c) That it will be sent by courier the following day.
(d) That it has been destroyed.

15. Who is Mrs. Fisher?
(a) Beryl Tims' sister.
(b) The publisher's assistant.
(c) Lady Edwina's nurse.
(d) Fleur's oldest friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fleur believes she saw someone in Dottie's window the night before. Who is it?

2. Edwina takes Sir Quentin's death courageously, and afterward, does what?

3. Why does Fleur want to understand what Sir Quentin is up to?

4. When Fleur discovers her original manuscript missing, who does she first assume must have taken it?

5. How does Lady Edwina feel about being solicited as an accomplice?

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