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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the characters in Fleur's novel most resembles Lady Edwina?

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

3. Why doesn't Fleur leave her job and write full-time?

4. What does Solly Mendelsohn do for a living?

5. What does Fleur ask of her friends, Theo and Audrey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first publisher's reaction to Fleur's novel, Warrender Chase?

2. Fleur keeps all of the letters she receives, and describes one in particular. Talk about that one.

3. Describe the relationship between Fleur and her lover, Leslie.

4. Explain Fleur's confusion, early on, about her novel, Warrender Chase and how it related to the events with the Association.

5. Fleur describes both Beryl Tims and Dottie, the wife of Fleur's lover, as "English Roses." What does she mean by this?

6. When "Bucks" Gilbert hosts a party, Fleur runs into her old friend Wally. What happens between them?

7. Fleur and takes Lady Edwina on regular Sunday afternoon walks. They are soon joined by one of her old friends. How are these relationships developing?

8. What is the basis for the argument between Maisie Young and Fleur in Chapter 5?

9. How does Fleur react to the beginning manuscripts of the memoirs when she first begins her work?

10. How did Fleur feel about spending the evening in pub with Gray Mauser after her argument with Maisie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes a character who appears briefly in a novel, or who doesn't actually appear at all, still impacts the story significantly. Does this novel contain characters like this? Discuss how minor characters in Loitering with Intent move the story forward or affect the development of the major characters.

Essay Topic 2

Fleur states that she is suspicious of anyone claiming a moral imperative as a justification for his actions. What is about such a justification that might make one's true motives seem suspect? Compare how this concept is used in the novel to another example, from recent history or literature, in which a moral obligation is ultimately exposed as false justification.

Essay Topic 3

Fleur and Edwina develop a strong, albeit unlikely friendship. Compare and contrast these two women. Discuss their friendship and how they influence each other.

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