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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. Who does Marlowe find waiting for him upon returning to his office in Chapter 20?
2. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?
3. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
4. Who is Giddy Gertie?
5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Philip Marlowe's history prior to the beginning of the novel?
2. What is unusual about Moose Malloy's appearance?
3. What does Anne Riordan observe about Marlowe's office, and what does his office indicate about Marlowe?
4. What indications are there of Mr. Grayle's wealth in Chapter 18?
5. What story does Lindsay Marriott give Marlowe about his friend's robbery in Chapter 8?
6. 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?
7. Why does Marlowe visit Jessie Florian in Chapter 5?
8. In Chapter 13, what does Anne Riordan reveal about the owner of the stolen jade necklace?
9. Discuss Lieutenant Nulty's arrest of the wrong man at the beginning of Chapter 13 and what factors make Nulty mistake the man for Moose Malloy.
10. Who is Second Planting, and what is ironic about his referral to himself as a "Hollywood Indian"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the humor in Farewell My Lovely. Give at least three examples of humor from the novel and discuss both the techniques Raymond Chandler uses to convey humor in the novel and what you think he is trying to achieve through his use of humor.
Essay Topic 2
Philip Marlowe's adventures in Farewell My Lovely bring him into contact with the underworld of Los Angeles. Discuss this underworld and the men and women who inhabit it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Farewell My Lovely takes place in Los Angeles during the 1940's. Discuss how the geographical and chronological setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Raymond Chandler had set the novel in the United States during the present instead. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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