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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a member of the Autobiographical Association?
(a) Lady Bernice Gilliam.
(b) Father Edward Douglas.
(c) Mrs. Winston.
(d) Baronne Clotilde du Loiret.

2. Fleur realizes in the first chapter that one of her senses has a more keen memory than the others. Which one is it?
(a) Her hearing.
(b) Her sense of taste.
(c) Her sense of smell.
(d) Her sight.

3. Who comes to visit after Fleur arrives home that first evening?
(a) Both her lover, Leslie, and his wife, Dottie.
(b) Beryl Tims.
(c) Her landlord's wife, Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Sir Quentin.

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) Lady Edwina is waiting at the office for Fleur the next morning.
(d) She is waiting in Fleur's room when she arrives home.

5. Why is Fleur initially so pleased with her new employer and his assistant?
(a) Because they welcome her warmly and make her feel right at home.
(b) Because she realizes that they all have many interests in common.
(c) Because they agree to allow her time to work on her own writing during the day.
(d) Because she sees much in their mannerisms and behaviors that will be useful in creating characters in her book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Lady Edwina does Fleur particularly like in the beginning?

2. Why does Mr. Alexander keep insisting that Fleur move into a larger room in the his boarding house?

3. What does Fleur decide to do with the manuscripts when she begins typing them out?

4. Sir Quentin offered Fleur wages of a "1936 vintage, and this was 1949, modern times." Why did she accept the position?

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

(see the answer key)

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