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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 in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?

2. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?

4. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?

5. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast Lieutenant Nulty and Lieutenant Randall.

2. In Chapter 13, what does Anne Riordan reveal about the owner of the stolen jade necklace?

3. Who is Second Planting, and what is ironic about his referral to himself as a "Hollywood Indian"?

4. What do Marlowe and Anne Riordan find in Lindsay Marriott's pockets in Chapter 11, and what does Anne suspect about the items?

5. Why does Lindsay Marriott want Marlowe to accompany him to meet the jewel thieves?

6. In Chapter 6, why is Marlowe skeptical when Lieutenant Nulty says the police are closing in on Moose Malloy?

7. What indications are there in Chapter 13 that Marlowe finds Anne Riordan attractive?

8. Why does Marlowe agree to help with Lieutenant Nulty's investigation after initially hesitating to do so?

9. What story does Lindsay Marriott give Marlowe about his friend's robbery in Chapter 8?

10. What steps does Marlowe take to prevent being double-crossed or harmed when he accompanies Lindsay Marriott, and how well do his strategies work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depiction of African American characters and the concept of racism in the novel Farewell My Lovely. What stereotypes do you see in the novel's depiction of minority characters? Is the depiction appropriate for the 1940's era in which the novel is set? How does the depiction of the Indian character, Second Planting, compare with the depiction of African American characters? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the subplots in the novel. Explain how each subplot relates to the main plot and how it contributes to characterization in the novel. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Philip Marlowe and the elements that make him a typical hard-boiled detective fiction protagonist. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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