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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find the blue leather book?
(a) In the loft
(b) A metal box
(c) Behind a cushion
(d) A cupboard

2. Who does Marlowe talk to in chapter three?
(a) Carmen
(b) Vivian
(c) The Butler
(d) Rusty

3. What is Owen's position with the Sternwood family?
(a) Cook
(b) Chauffer
(c) Waiter
(d) Butler

4. What is the only thing that Carmen is wearing?
(a) Earrings
(b) A bra
(c) Shoes
(d) A hat

5. Whose apartment does Marlowe visit in this chapter?
(a) His own
(b) Geiger's
(c) Brody's
(d) Carmen's

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find Geiger's dead body?

2. How many guns does Marlowe have at the end of the chapter?

3. What kind of shop does Geiger own?

4. What book does Marlowe ask the woman for?

5. Who does Marlowe think is inside the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marlowe think he has been given a lawyer's job?

2. What does Brody need to run Geiger's business successfully?

3. Describe the fight that takes place in chapter 15?

4. What clue does Marlowe find?

5. How does Mars react to the fact that there maybe a gray Plymouth on Marlowe's tail?

6. What new light is shed on Carmen's character in chapter 15?

7. What does chapter 31 say about Carmen's character?

8. Why does Marlowe not want the Butler to call a taxi?

9. How does Marlowe make the woman in Geiger's store nervous?

10. Why does Canino think Marlowe is dead?

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