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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 it will be sent by courier the following day.
(c) That it has been destroyed.
(d) That the papers have been misfiled, but once they are located, they will be sent to her.

4. When Fleur runs into Mrs. Wilks in Chapter 7, she notices Mrs. Wilks has lost a lot of weight and no longer seemed happy. What does she ask Fleur to do?
(a) Change her name to Miss Davids in her documents so the Trotskyites won't find and assassinate her.
(b) Help her rewrite her latest chapter as she is not happy with it.
(c) Make sure the secret agents don't find her.
(d) Come with her to buy new clothing that fits.

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

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

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

8. When Sir Quentin tries to incriminate Fleur by telling Lady Edwina that Fleur has had a professional break into their home and steal his diary, how does Lady Edwina respond?
(a) She grabs the telephone and calls the police.
(b) She launches into an hysterical rant, insisting the Fleur leave at once.
(c) She stands up and wets herself, then tells Sir Quentin to leave because she pays the rent on the flat.
(d) She tells Sir Quentin that she gave Fleur the diary because she despises him, son or not.

9. What news does Fleur receive from Lady Edwina's nurse that evening, after she's learned that her novel won't be published?
(a) That Lady Bernice has committed suicide.
(b) That Sir Eric Findlay has committed suicide.
(c) That Egbert Delaney has committed suicide.
(d) That Mrs. Wilks has committed suicide.

10. 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) She decides halfway through the interview that she doesn't want to work there after all, and is bouyed by this realization.
(b) Later she does get a job there, and the file from this interview is a source of much amusement.
(c) She runs into a dear friend from childhood and they grow close after getting reacquainted.
(d) She meets the man there whom she will ultimately marry.

11. When she returns to Sir Quentin's flat after the suicide, Beryl Tims tells Fleur that Sir Quentin had to go out. What does Fleur do?
(a) She sits Beryl down and questions her about the manuscript.
(b) She goes to the study, shuts the door and searches for her manuscript.
(c) She waits in the drawing room for him to return in order to confront him.
(d) She tears the drawing room apart searching for her novel.

12. 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.

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

14. What does Fleur do when they can not find her manuscripts?
(a) Fills a bag with the all of the memoir manuscripts and takes them hostage.
(b) Steals all of Sir Quentin's files.
(c) Turns Sir Quentin's office over as if it has been burglarized.
(d) Collapses in desperation at having lost her novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fleur see for the last time as she leaves Sir Quentin's drawing room?

2. When is the problem Fleur's publisher calls her in to discuss?

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?

4. Fleur tells Sir Quentin that she knows he plagiarized her novel and plans to sue him. How does he respond?

5. Where do Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims have to go after the suicide?

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