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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. 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 owes her old a friend a favor.
(d) He finds her oddly appealing and wants to get closer to her.

2. How does Fleur react to Dottie's first written piece?
(a) She reads it aloud to the group at the next meeting.
(b) She tears it up and tells her not to share it with the group.
(c) She edits it for her and coaches her on writing techniques.
(d) She doesn't respond, deciding to use Dottie's thoughts in her own book.

3. When Fleur first reads to Dottie from Warrender Chase, what is Dottie's reaction?
(a) She raves about what a fine writer Fleur has become.
(b) She thinks the funeral scene is too cold.
(c) She accuses Fleur of stealing ideas from the group.
(d) She is confused by the plot line and can't keep the characters straight.

4. What does Solly Mendelsohn do for a living?
(a) He owns a bookstore.
(b) He is a journalist.
(c) He is a tailor.
(d) He is a banker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?

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

3. Who begins taking Sunday afternoon walks with Fleur and Lady Edwina?

4. What does Maisie tell Fleur the ex-priest had said about her?

5. How does Fleur react to Dottie's criticism of the character, Marjorie, in her book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fleur realize about Maisie Young when Maisie comes to visit her apartment?

3. How does Fleur react upon learning that Beryl Tims loves Sir Quentin?

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

5. Why did Fleur bring her friends, Theo and Audrey, in to read the proofs of Warrender Chase for her?

6. How does Fleur handle the motivation behind the evil doings of the title character in Warrender Chase?

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

8. What new information does Dottie share with Fleur when they are nursing each other through the flu that further blurs the line between the reality of the Association and the fiction transpiring in the Warrender Chase manuscript?

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. An important parallel is drawn at the end of Chapter 6 that has, up to that point, only been mentioned by Fleur. What is it, and who brings it up?

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