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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 is written in the blue book?

2. What do Mars' men take from Marlowe?

3. Who is really inside the car?

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

5. What color hair does Agnes have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marlowe kill Canino?

2. How does Marlowe get Brody to lower his gun?

3. Why can Marlowe not catch the killer?

4. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

5. What happens at 7:20?

6. Describe Vivian Regan.

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

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

9. Why did the Kid move Geiger into his bedroom?

10. What two important people do Marlowe and Ohls meet in chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Chandler's writing style. How would you describe Chandler's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Chandler's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Marlowe and Vivian:

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Chandler use character and setting to express these themes?

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