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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe take from the masked man?

2. What does Marlowe ask Carmen to do?

3. What did Canino use to poison Jones?

4. Who was Agnes with when she saw Mona?

5. Whose car does Marlowe climb into?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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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