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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 does Marlowe go home to do?

2. What does the Kid say he does not have?

3. Who does Marlowe think is inside the car?

4. How old is Philip Marlowe?

5. What is the name of the woman behind the curtain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carmen remember from the night before?

2. How does Carmen react to Marlowe's rejection?

3. What will Eddie do if Marlowe does not stay in the house?

4. Why does Marlowe kiss Mrs. Mars?

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

6. What does Marlowe claim he thought the real case was?

7. What does Marlowe report to the Sternwood's butler?

8. What's Marlowe's excuse for looking for Regan?

9. What does Brody admit to Marlowe in chapter 16?

10. Why can Marlowe not catch the killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Eddie Mars presence add to the book? How and why does Marlowe deal with Mars to get the information he wants? In what way is Mars a typical character from thirties popular culture?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of Rusty Regan:

1) What is the significance of Rusty Regan to the story? Why does the reader never see him?

2) Why do the other characters seem to be encouraging Marlowe to find Rusty?

3) In what way does Rusty Regan add intrigue to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is Vivian Regan the typical femme fatale? What do the students think that Vivian's role will be in the story? What will her relationship be like with Marlowe? Why do the students think a femme fatale is important to the story?

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