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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fleur disclose to the reader in Chapter 10?
(a) That her purpose is to make sure she remains in Lady Edwina's will.
(b) That her purpose is to determine why the suicide really happened.
(c) That her purpose is now to convey how Sir Quentin tried to destroy her novel and take its contents for his own use.
(d) That her purpose is to punish Dottie for her involvement in the loss of her manuscript.

2. How does Sir Quentin explain Mrs. Wilks' ranting?
(a) Hints that she might be suffering from a chronic illness.
(b) Says she had personal problems that had recently upset her.
(c) Says she'd been fasting too strictly.
(d) He indicates that her family has a history of mental illness.

3. What passage does Fleur find in Cellini, the book she sits down to read to ease her worries after she leaves Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) "I will live with joy."
(b) "I am now going on my way rejoicing."
(c) "Joy is the path I will follow."
(d) "We rejoiced when we saw one another."

4. Fleur and Wally are joined by Gray Mauser while they are out for evening. What does he tell them?
(a) He tells them he will fight Dottie for Leslie's love upon his return.
(b) He tells them that he is no longer in love with Leslie.
(c) He tells them that Leslie and Dottie have gone off together to Italy.
(d) He tells them that the key to Leslie's flat is on his dresser.

5. Where does Fleur find her manuscript after arriving at Dottie's flat?
(a) In the bottom of her clothes cupboard.
(b) In the bottom of her black knitting bag.
(c) Arranged under the tea tray in the butler's pantry.
(d) Under her four-poster bed.

6. What does Sir Quentin inquire about Fleur's future?
(a) If she has any marital prospects.
(b) If she would like to become a member of the Association rather than merely an employee.
(c) If she believes her novels will succeed.
(d) If she plans to live abroad.

7. 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?
(a) She told her that Leslie had given her a key long ago.
(b) Nothing, she just hangs up.
(c) She told her that she stole the key from Gray's house.
(d) She told her Gray gave her the key.

8. 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?
(a) Beryl Tims speaks, using nearly identical words to those of Charlotte in the book.
(b) Lady Edwina eulogizes Sir Quentin just as Chase's mother eulogized him.
(c) Revisson Doe comes to the funeral and quotes an exact passage from the end of the novel.
(d) Warrender Chase's followers all avoided his funeral, as did the members of the Autobiographical Association avoid Sir Quentin's.

9. What does Lady Edwina do before Fleur leaves Sir Quentin's flat?
(a) She cries and hugs Fleur, fearful she will never see her again.
(b) She promises Fleur she will speak to Sir Quentin on Fleur's behalf.
(c) She agrees to retrieve Fleur's pay and employment cards from Sir Quentin.
(d) She shoves an envelope into Fleur's pocket.

10. When Fleur and Wally run into Gray Mauser, what does Fleur tell him?
(a) That she wants to borrow the key in order to clean the flat, as a surprise for Dottie.
(b) That she hopes Dottie and Leslie put their marriage back together.
(c) That she wants to borrow the key to surprise Leslie by editing his writing.
(d) That she wants to borrow the key to leave a surprise in the flat for Dottie.

11. 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 wants her to change the title of her second novel.
(c) He can't publish her first novel as Sir Quentin has accused her of plaigerism.
(d) He has decided Warrender Chase is too evil and unrealistic to publish.

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

13. What is Fleur's greatest concern upon learning the tragic news of the suicide of one of the Association's members?
(a) That this is only the first of many unsettling events.
(b) That she will no longer have a job.
(c) That her novel is unfolding in real life.
(d) Whether or not she should send her concern in a card or simply make a phone call.

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

15. Where does Fleur go after the reviews for Warrender Chase come out?
(a) Paris.
(b) Wally's cottage.
(c) Edwina's house.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Fleur does upon returning home with the bag from Sir Quentin's flat?

2. Who interrupts the argument between Fleur and Sir Quentin?

3. Who does Fleur phone to come help her and Lady Edwina search for the manuscript?

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

5. How does Fleur react when Sir Quentin informs her that his mother is not of sound mind and that she should disregard any promises made about an inheritance?

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