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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. Why does Fleur believe she should stay with her current job rather than find another as Wally encourages?

2. What kind of secret meetings does Warrender Chase hold in the novel?

3. Who does Sir Eric Findlay believe is no longer of sound mind?

4. What are Warrender Chase's intentions in Fleur's novel?

5. Lady Edwina behaves erratically with Sir Quentin and Beryl Tims. What are the symptoms of her supposed dementia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Fleur originally come up with the idea for her novel, Warrender Chase?

2. Fleur is relieved when Sir Quentin tells her that he will take over the editing of the manuscripts, but is suspicious of his motivation. Why?

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

4. What does Wally suggest Fleur should do about her job, and how does she respond?

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

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

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

8. How does Fleur spend that first meeting of the Association?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fleur Talbot, as an author, seems to spend her life observing, categorizing and accumulating ideas for her writing. Discuss how this impacts her life. Does it get in her way? Do you think most authors work this way?

Essay Topic 2

Writers can describe the values of a culture or a society through characters who succeed in the culture, or conversely, are alienated from society. How do this novel's characters, through their success or alienation, reveal the 1949 London society's assumptions or moral values?

Essay Topic 3

Conflict between parent and child is a common theme in literature. This novel is no exception, although the parent/child conflict does not involve the main character. Analyze the sources of the parent/child conflict in Loitering with Intent and explain how it contributes to the development of the story.

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