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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Fleur initially sees Sir Quentin as a "social imposter," but realizes he does have a regal background when she learns that:
(a) He father was a duke.
(b) He was once a member of parliament.
(c) He is a baronet and his mother the daughter of an earl.
(d) His father had served in parliament.

3. How does Maisie Young react to Fleur's room when she first visits?
(a) She feels sorry for Fleur, wishing aloud she had a larger home.
(b) She loves the tiny room, viewing it as one might view the home of a Hobbit.
(c) She tries to convince Fleur to move into her estate.
(d) She is amazed at its compact size, revealing an ignorance of the realities of being poor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fleur phones Dottie after their visit and inquires if something is bothering her, what does Dottie say?

2. What does Fleur do while at home for two weeks with the flu?

3. Why does Fleur believe she should stay with her current job rather than find another as Wally encourages?

4. What are Warrender Chase's intentions in Fleur's novel?

5. What was located across the street from Sir Quentin's flat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Fleur's feelings about Lady Edwina after her first month on the job?

2. Describe Fleur's impressions of Sir Quentin Oliver upon their first meeting.

3. Fleur has a long phone conversation that day with Lady Clotilde, one of the Association members. What does she tell Fleur about Sir Quentin?

4. How does Fleur meet Lady Edwina?

5. When "Bucks" Gilbert hosts a party, Fleur runs into her old friend Wally. What happens between them?

6. What is the basis for the argument between Maisie Young and Fleur in Chapter 5?

7. What does Wally suggest Fleur should do about her job, and how does she respond?

8. Fleur describes the day she is sitting in the graveyard working on a poem as the last day of a whole chunk of her life, although she isn't aware of it at the time. Why do you think she feels this way?

9. Fleur and takes Lady Edwina on regular Sunday afternoon walks. They are soon joined by one of her old friends. How are these relationships developing?

10. How does recounting her adventures with the Autobiographical Association make Fleur feel about the differences between fiction and nonfiction?

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