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

2. On what page does Ben Hur have a duplicated line?

3. What is Owen's position with the Sternwood family?

4. What kind of shop does Geiger own?

5. What does the man hide behind in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Marlowe not catch the killer?

2. Describe the Sternwood house

3. What does Marlowe tell Eddie on the phone?

4. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

5. What does Marlowe see when he heads outside?

6. What does Carmen remember from the night before?

7. How does Marlowe kill Canino?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Cahndler's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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