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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. What does Dottie accuse Fleur of when Fleur seems displeased at her connections to the group?
(a) Being jealous of her superior writing skills.
(b) Being jealous that she is getting close to them.
(c) Trying to steal the ideas of the members for her own work.
(d) Trying to undermine Sir Quentin's work.

2. What kind of secret meetings does Warrender Chase hold in the novel?
(a) A secret society of writers.
(b) Liasons with his lover, Charlotte.
(c) An anonymous charitable organization.
(d) Prayer meetings.

3. When Fleur phones Dottie after their visit and inquires if something is bothering her, what does Dottie say?
(a) She tells Fleur that she is worried about the Association members.
(b) She insists that Fleur is suffering delusions and beginning to go mad.
(c) She tells Fleur that she is merely sad about Leslie.
(d) She says that she is fine, just exhausted from traveling.

4. Sir Quentin says that Lady Edwina is asleep when the first meeting ends, so Fleur does not take her out for dinner. When does she next see Edwina?
(a) Fleur runs into her walking on the street when she takes her lunch hour the following day.
(b) She doesn't see her til the next Association meeting.
(c) She is waiting in Fleur's room when she arrives home.
(d) Lady Edwina is waiting at the office for Fleur the next morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fleur believe she might gain from a confrontation with Mr. Alexander, even though she doesn't want one?

2. Who takes care of Fleur when she is ill?

3. After the party, Fleur goes out with Wally McConnachie. Where do they go?

4. Which Association member does Fleur take a liking to at the first meeting?

5. Which character becomes more important to the story in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Fleur keeps all of the letters she receives, and describes one in particular. Talk about that one.

2. 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?

3. What does Fleur find unusual about Dottie when she visits Fleur after returning from Ireland?

4. Why does Fleur invite Dottie to participate in the Autobiographical Association?

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

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

7. What happens in January of 1950 that begins to shed light on Sir Quentin's intentions?

8. How did Fleur feel about spending the evening in pub with Gray Mauser after her argument with Maisie?

9. Fleur and Dottie argue about whether or not Fleur should stay on at the job. Why does Fleur believe she should?

10. How does Fleur meet Lady Edwina?

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