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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. Who is parked outside the gate waiting for Marlowe when he leaves the Grayle estate at the beginning of Chapter 19?
3. Which of the following people does not meet Marlowe at the Grayle mansion in Chapter 18?
4. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?
5. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Marlowe uncover about Velma in Chapter 5, and what indications are there that the information may not be entirely reliable?
2. Who is Second Planting, and what is ironic about his referral to himself as a "Hollywood Indian"?
3. How does the novel Farewell My Lovely depict racial prejudice and racial relations between African-American and whites in the 1940's, the era in which the story is set?
4. What steps does Marlowe take to prevent being double-crossed or harmed when he accompanies Lindsay Marriott, and how well do his strategies work?
5. Why does Marlowe agree to help with Lieutenant Nulty's investigation after initially hesitating to do so?
6. What is unusual about Moose Malloy's appearance?
7. What indications are there in Chapter 13 that Marlowe finds Anne Riordan attractive?
8. In Chapter 13, what does Anne Riordan reveal about the owner of the stolen jade necklace?
9. Describe Jessie Florian and the condition of her home when Marlowe visits it in Chapter 5.
10. Why does Marlowe not initially reveal Anne Riordan's identity to Lieutenant Randall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the antagonists Philip Marlowe faces in the novel: Moose Malloy, Jules Amthor, Dr. Sonderberg, and Velma Valento/Mrs. Grayle.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the depiction of women in Farewell My Lovely. Are women in positions of leadership in the novel? What characteristics are ascribed to women in the novel? Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals, or do they try to dominate them? How does the treatment of women in the 1940's world of the novel change any from what it is in the present day? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Farewell My Lovely contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.
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