View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fleur has a job interview at the BBC, but does not get the job. Why, when she looks back, does she remember this fondly?
(a) Later she does get a job there, and the file from this interview is a source of much amusement.
(b) She runs into a dear friend from childhood and they grow close after getting reacquainted.
(c) She meets the man there whom she will ultimately marry.
(d) She decides halfway through the interview that she doesn't want to work there after all, and is bouyed by this realization.

2. Fleur takes a weekend visit with Wally in his cottage, but is ultimately disappointed. He seems distracted by Warrender Chase, so she begins telling him about her next novel, in the hopes of driving it out. Why, then, is she disappointed?
(a) He gets so excited about her next book that he spends the weekend tossing her ideas for it.
(b) She had anticipated a romantic weekend and it turned out to be not nearly as romantic as she'd hoped.
(c) She can't get past her jealousy after seeing the remnants of a previous weekend for two.
(d) He can't stop talking about Warrender Chase and wondering if Sir Quentin will meet the same end.

3. What happens between Fleur and her publisher after he tells her he cannot publish her novel?
(a) She weeps about impending failure, and he finally changes his mind.
(b) She never sees him again.
(c) She tells him that Sir Quentin has stolen her book.
(d) She takes him to court for breach of contractual obligation.

4. Why does Fleur want to understand what Sir Quentin is up to?
(a) She wants to enlist the help of Beryl Tims, who seems closest to him.
(b) She wants to confront him with her suspicions.
(c) She is determined to become a victim of whatever he is doing.
(d) She wants to hire a detective to follow him.

5. Dottie comes to see Fleur when she returns to the city to tell her what?
(a) That Sir Quentin had been killed by Association members who realized he was trying to control them.
(b) That Sir Quentin had succumbed to a massive heart attack, probably brought on by Dexedrine.
(c) That Sir Quentin died in a car crash on the way to his retreat.
(d) That Sir Quentin died alone in a car crash in the city.

6. To what is the suicide attributed?
(a) The victim was despondent over unrequited love.
(b) The victim was of unsound mind.
(c) The victim had overdosed on medication.
(d) The victim was despondent over poor reviews.

7. When Fleur calls the publisher's office to ask for the typescript back, what is she told?
(a) That she will have to speak with the publisher directly, and he has gone for the day.
(b) That the papers have been misfiled, but once they are located, they will be sent to her.
(c) That it has been destroyed.
(d) That it will be sent by courier the following day.

8. In the novel's present day, Fleur lives in Paris. Who has just been there to visit her?
(a) Solly Mendelsohn, on holiday from Hampstead Heath.
(b) Egbert Delaney, recently released from rehabilitation after exposing himself in the park.
(c) Maisie Young, who runs a successful vegetarian restaurant.
(d) Dottie, her current husband and the ugliest children Fleur has ever seen.

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

10. When she looks through pages of the memoirs, what does Fleur see?
(a) Parts of her manuscript, scattered throughout the pages.
(b) That all of her changes and writing have been removed.
(c) Notes in Sir Quentin's handwriting of passages from her novel.
(d) That Sir Quentin has changed all of the writing to read as if he himself had written it.

11. How does Lady Edwina feel about being solicited as an accomplice?
(a) She agrees, with much trepidation.
(b) She tries to refuse, but Fleur implores her.
(c) She giggles hysterically, thrilled for the adventure.
(d) She agrees, with a gleam in her eye.

12. Who interrupts the argument between Fleur and Sir Quentin?
(a) Lady Edwina.
(b) Beryl Tims.
(c) Dottie.
(d) Solly Mendelsohn.

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

14. Who is Mrs. Fisher?
(a) Beryl Tims' sister.
(b) The publisher's assistant.
(c) Lady Edwina's nurse.
(d) Fleur's oldest friend.

15. How does Lady Edwina react upon receiving the tragic news of the suicide of one of the Association's members?
(a) She wanders off into the rain.
(b) She is in laughing hysterics and asking for Fleur.
(c) She becomes catatonic.
(d) She cannot stop crying and is begging for Fleur to come.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fleur believes she saw someone in Dottie's window the night before. Who is it?

2. What does Fleur disclose to the reader in Chapter 10?

3. Edwina takes Sir Quentin's death courageously, and afterward, does what?

4. What does Fleur do when they can not find her manuscripts?

5. Fleur realizes four things simultaneously in Chapter 7. She hears the sound of Beryl Tims heels approaching, Sir Quentin opening a deep drawer in his desk, the repetition in her mind of Sir Quentin's comment about her having delusions of grandeur, and what else?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,078 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample