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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. When Fleur goes out with Wally, what does he tell her about Bucks Gilbert?
(a) He can't imagine why she might have disappeared.
(b) He wishes he had taken her out on a date.
(c) He feels guilty that he never returned her call after seeing her at the party.
(d) He believes she helped Sir Quentin steal Fleur's manuscript.

2. What does Fleur see in Sir Quentin's drawer?
(a) A bundle of proofs approximately the size of a novel.
(b) Her original manuscript of Warrender Chase.
(c) A photo of him with Beryl Tims.
(d) A pearl-handled knife.

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

4. 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 he will fight Dottie for Leslie's love upon his return.
(c) He tells them that the key to Leslie's flat is on his dresser.
(d) He tells them that Leslie and Dottie have gone off together to Italy.

5. When Fleur discovers her original manuscript missing, who does she first assume must have taken it?
(a) Revisson Doe.
(b) Dottie.
(c) Lady Edwina.
(d) Leslie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Association members dutifully visits Sir Quentin's grave daily, and converses with him there?

2. Fleur has a job interview at the BBC, but does not get the job. Why, when she looks back, does she remember this fondly?

3. What does Fleur realize when she gets home after learning from her publisher that he will not publish her novel?

4. What does Fleur find upon returning home after arguing with Sir Quentin?

5. What happens when Dottie visited Fleur's room the evening after Fleur found her manuscript?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Fleur runs into Mrs. Wilks in Chapter 7, what does Fleur observe about her?

3. After Fleur retrieves her manuscript and goes home, she is visited by Dottie. What happens during this visit?

4. Fleur mentions a parallel to another novel, not of her writing, at this point. What novel and what parallel?

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. Fleur desperately wants to do what when she gets home with her manuscript? What does she do instead?

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

8. How does Fleur happen upon the title of the book she is now narrating?

9. How does Sir Quentin lure Fleur to his office after she retypes her manuscript and gives the copies to Solly?

10. Even though Fleur and Dottie have quite a tumultuous relationship, after Sir Quentin's death, she keeps Fleur well-informed about the other members of the Autobiographical Association. Describe what happens to any two members.

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