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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 kind of shop does Geiger own?

2. What kind of car does Brody say he saw outside of Geiger's house?

3. Who is driving the Packard?

4. where does Marlowe take the killer?

5. How much did the woman demand for the negative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Marlowe leave out from his story?

2. What has Marlowe figured out about the case in the final chapter?

3. How does Marlowe kill Canino?

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

5. What does Marlowe find in his apartment on his return home?

6. How does Marlowe find out what he wants to know at the bookstore?

7. Why does Canino think Marlowe is dead?

8. What does Marlowe see when he heads outside?

9. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

10. Why does Marlowe think that Rusty disappeared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is set mostly in Los Angeles.

1) What meaning does Los Angeles bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Los Angeles?

2) How different do you think today's Los Angeles is to the Los Angeles in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Los Angeles?

3) How do you think the Los Angeles settings of the novel contributes to the novel's spirtual meaning?

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