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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. Where does the butler take Marlowe?

2. What does Vivian show Marlowe?

3. Who does Carmen say killed Geiger?

4. How many men does Eddie have in his car?

5. What was Vivian doing when Owen died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

2. What suggestion are there that Geiger's store maybe a smut shop?

3. Why does Marlowe kiss Mrs. Mars?

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

5. Why does Canino think Marlowe is dead?

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

7. What does Carmen remember from the night before?

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

9. How does Marlowe know that Jones has been poisoned?

10. Describe Vivian's roulette win in chapter 22.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine violence in the novel:

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence? Are there are character that would think twice before shooting or hitting someone?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Chandler portrays?

3) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chandler's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The women in Chandler's book are mostly negative characters with a lack of morals. Discuss the negative way that Chandler represents women. Was this negative representation common during this period? How does this representation affect his portrayal of the male characters? In what ways would Chandler have to change his portrayal of women for the novel to have the same if it was published today?

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