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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. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

2. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?

3. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

5. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Philip Marlowe's history prior to the beginning of the novel?

2. What reasons does Marlowe give Anne Riordan in Chapter 19 for why he can't solve the question of who stole Mrs. Grayle's jade necklace?

3. In what ways are Marlowe and Anne Riordan mirror characters?

4. What does Anne Riordan observe about Marlowe's office, and what does his office indicate about Marlowe?

5. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter, and why does he ask Marlowe to help with the investigation of Sam Montgomery's murder?

6. 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.

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

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

9. Who is Mrs. Morrison, and how does she help Marlowe's investigation in Chapter 16?

10. Who is Little Velma, and why is Moose Malloy looking for the woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Few people in Farewell My Lovely turn out to be who or what they initially seem. Discuss the novel's motif of hidden identities and public masques. Cite examples form the text to support your arguments.

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

Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Farewell My Lovely. Give three examples of symbolism in the novel and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.

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