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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. When Fleur stays up all night going through her manuscript, what does she realize?
2. As a child, Fleur remembers having had to write a series of maxims in her copy book. These included: "Necessity is the mother of invention," "all is not gold that glistens," "honesty is the best policy" and what else?
3. When Fleur discovers her original manuscript missing, who does she first assume must have taken it?
4. When Fleur calls the publisher's office to ask for the typescript back, what is she told?
5. How does Sir Quentin explain Mrs. Wilks' ranting?
Short Essay Questions
1. Before Fleur leaves the flat, Lady Edwina gives her something in secret. When she reads it later, what does she find?
2. Chapter 11 is filled with a great deal of information, often through Fleur's narrations from the present as she remembers the events of her past. Describe two concepts on which she sheds light at this point in the book.
3. What was it that Fleur scolded herself when she determined who had likely stolen the manuscript from her room?
4. Fleur consults her friend, Solly Mendelsohn, when she realizes that the publisher now has the only copy of her manuscript. Why?
5. How does Fleur react to her own novel as she goes through it, typing up additional copies?
6. Even though Fleur and Dottie have quite a tumultuous relationship, after Sir Quentin's death, she keeps Fleur well-informed about the other members of the Autobiographical Association. Describe what happens to any two members.
7. How does Sir Quentin lure Fleur to his office after she retypes her manuscript and gives the copies to Solly?
8. What was Fleur's internal reaction to the tragic news in Chapter 8?
9. In Chapter 9, yet another character points out a correlation between Warrender Chase and reality. Who is it, and what is pointed out?
10. Describe how at least one of the maxims Fleur remembers from childhood helps direct her actions as attempts to get her manuscript back.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The drug Dexedrine is used by Sir Quentin to control his group of "followers."
What do the members gain, or perceive to gain, from following Sir Quentin? Could he have gained their confidence without the drugs? What did Sir Quentin's Association members have in common that made them susceptible to someone like him, similar to the blind faith cult members place in their leaders?
Essay Topic 2
Examine, through your impressions from Loitering with Intent, Muriel Spark's perspective on religion. The book includes at least three hints of her specific opinions about religion. Often, writers create metaphors through parallels - what does she use as a parallel to organized religion, and how does it describe her thoughts on the matter?
Essay Topic 3
Fleur describes how the attitudes of both Beryl Tims and the Baronne Clotilde du Loiret have been affected by their histories. Discuss how one of these characters might view the role of women in current society. Examine their emotional responses in particular.
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