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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. How is the plot of Warrender Chase, the novel, influenced by Fleur's experience at the Autobiographical Association?

2. Why is Fleur initially so pleased with her new employer and his assistant?

3. Where did Fleur first meet and interview with Sir Quentin?

4. How does Fleur describe her method of character development?

5. How does Dottie initially react to the members of the Autobiographical Association?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dottie anger Fleur when discussing Warrender Chase in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. How does Fleur handle the motivation behind the evil doings of the title character in Warrender Chase?

5. How does Fleur meet Lady Edwina?

6. What does Fleur find unusual about Dottie when she visits Fleur after returning from Ireland?

7. How does recounting her adventures with the Autobiographical Association make Fleur feel about the differences between fiction and nonfiction?

8. Describe Fleur's impressions of Sir Quentin Oliver upon their first meeting.

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

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

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 creates a character type she calls the "English Rose." Discuss how her character types are like stereotypes, and perhaps more importantly, how they are different. How might these character types be helpful to writers, or how they might hinder the telling of a story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Fleur's friendships. She has both male and female friends, and as with most people, each of her friends appeals to her differently. Who are her closest friends? Why are they important to her? Compare and contrast at least three of her relationships in terms of their basis.

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