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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. What had Sir Quentin tried to do with the members' manuscripts before Fleur got to work on them?

2. On whom did Fleur base the title character is Warrender Chase?

3. What do Maisie and Fleur discuss during that first visit?

4. When Fleur first reads to Dottie from Warrender Chase, what is Dottie's reaction?

5. Why does Dottie tell Fleur that she is upset?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe any two members of the Association introduced in Chapter 2.

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

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

5. What is Fleur's frame of mind at the beginning of the novel, and why?

6. What does Fleur realize about Maisie Young when Maisie comes to visit her apartment?

7. What happens in January of 1950 that begins to shed light on Sir Quentin's intentions?

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

9. Fleur has a long phone conversation that day with Lady Clotilde, one of the Association members. What does she tell Fleur about Sir Quentin?

10. How does Fleur meet Lady Edwina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The element of time is used in creative ways in literature. A sequence of events might be told other than chronologically; sometimes time is suspended, accelerated or slowed down. How does Spark use time as a framework for the novel? Do not merely summarize plot points, rather, discuss how her use of time affects the story.

Essay Topic 3

While some confuse the idea of conflict with that of violence, this novel portrays the former with none of the latter. Until Lady Gilbert takes her own life, no one is physically harmed in the novel. Discuss the various conflicts that arise in the story, the antagonist and protagonist of each, and how each smaller conflict affects the larger conflict. Is there a clear winner in the end?

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