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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. Who does Fleur see for the last time as she leaves Sir Quentin's drawing room?
(a) Solly Mendelsohn, looking euphoric.
(b) Lady Edwina, looking sad and confused.
(c) Lady Bernice, looking upset and disheveled.
(d) The ex-priest, looking angry and vindictive.

2. 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 agrees, with a gleam in her eye.
(d) She giggles hysterically, thrilled for the adventure.

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

4. Fleur tells Sir Quentin that she knows he plagiarized her novel and plans to sue him. How does he respond?
(a) He breaks down and confesses, asking how they can reach some sort of agreement.
(b) He insists that scribbling on a novel is why she was unable to do her job well and that it is he who will sue.
(c) He laughs her off and tells her she must be completely mad.
(d) He says that if Lady Edwina did not care so much for her, he'd get rid of her himself.

5. On what grounds has Sir Quentin threatened to sue for libel?
(a) He claims Fleur based her novel on the Association and cast him in an evil manner.
(b) He insists she has included passages in the novel that are exact quotes from confidential conversations.
(c) He said that she has stolen pieces of their memoirs and changed them negatively.
(d) He states that the members are very upset with Fleur and he is only trying to pacify them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fleur goes out with Wally, what does he tell her about Bucks Gilbert?

2. 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?

3. When Lady Edwina realizes that her son has been up to no good, how does she react to Fleur?

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

5. What news does Fleur receive from Lady Edwina's nurse that evening, after she's learned that her novel won't be published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Fleur's internal reaction to the tragic news in Chapter 8?

2. Fleur's job at the Association has changed by Chapter 7. What are her duties now?

3. Before Fleur leaves the flat, Lady Edwina gives her something in secret. When she reads it later, what does she find?

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

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

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

8. How does Fleur react to her own novel as she goes through it, typing up additional copies?

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

10. What was it that Fleur scolded herself when she determined who had likely stolen the manuscript from her room?

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