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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 is that Fleur realizes Sir Quentin has been giving the Association members?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Dexedrine.
(d) Whiskey.

2. Fleur has been given pages from Sir Quentin's private diary. What does she find written there?
(a) Documentation of his plan to steal her manuscript, keep it from being published and direct quotes from her book.
(b) Rantings about how much he loathes his mother.
(c) Details of his relationship with Mrs. Tims.
(d) Evidence of his lust for Fleur.

3. 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 and Sir Quentin are second cousins.
(b) He has never cared for Fleur and wants to be rid of her.
(c) He doesn't believe a young woman could be so creative, so Sir Quentin must be telling the truth.
(d) Sir Quentin is an important man.

4. Leslie's novel was published around the same time as Warrender Chase, and received feeble reviews. How is Warrender Chase received?
(a) Nothing happens during the first two weeks, then suddenly positive reviews pour in.
(b) The first reviews are tepid, but one good review is finally printed, and that seems to turn the tide.
(c) Positive reviews come out immediately.
(d) Warrender Chase is only mildly well-received, but her next novel does very well.

5. When is the problem Fleur's publisher calls her in to discuss?
(a) He cannot publish Warrender Chase, as Sir Quentin has threatened to sue for libel.
(b) He has decided Warrender Chase is too evil and unrealistic to publish.
(c) He wants her to change the title of her second novel.
(d) He can't publish her first novel as Sir Quentin has accused her of plaigerism.

Short Answer Questions

1. With her manuscript missing, what does Fleur fears that it could be in anyone's hands, being put to any sort of use. What is her other concern about it at this point?

2. 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?

3. What news does Fleur receive from Lady Edwina's nurse that evening, after she's learned that her novel won't be published?

4. 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?

5. What does Edwina say to Fleur when she goes to see her after learning Sir Quentin is out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Fleur's job at the Association has changed by Chapter 7. What are her duties now?

2. What is the traumatic news Fleur receives near the end of Chapter 8?

3. What realization does Fleur come to regarding her novel, Warrender Chase, when Sir Quentin calls her into his office in Chapter 7?

4. When her novel is ultimately published, how does Fleur initially react?

5. Describe how at least one of the maxims Fleur remembers from childhood helps direct her actions as attempts to get her manuscript back.

6. How does Fleur react to her own novel as she goes through it, typing up additional copies?

7. What was Fleur's internal reaction to the tragic news in Chapter 8?

8. Before Fleur leaves the flat, Lady Edwina gives her something in secret. When she reads it later, what does she find?

9. Chapter 11 is filled with a great deal of information, often through Fleur's narrations from the present as she remembers the events of her past. Describe two concepts on which she sheds light at this point in the book.

10. Why doesn't Fleur tell Edwina that she believes Sir Quentin is behind the theft of her manuscript?

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