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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 , according to Sergeant Galbraith, runs Bay City?
2. What color are the walls, ceiling, and rugs in the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
3. How much does Marlowe's dinner at the end of Chapter 34 cost?
4. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?
5. What shape is the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Marlowe's interactions with the hot dog vendor in Chapter 34 and what information Marlowe hopes to obtain from the vendor.
2. In Chapter 37, Red asks more than once if he may accompany Marlowe onto the Montecito, but Marlowe says that he prefers to do this alone. Discuss another example of Marlowe's desire to do things on his own and remain a loner in the novel.
3. In Chapter 25, what evidence indicates to Marlowe that he has been drugged?
4. What does the fact that Marlowe goes to Anne Riordan's home after he escapes form Dr. Sonderborg's sanitarium indicate about his relationship with Anne?
5. What does Marlowe taking a ride in another large dark-colored sedan in Chapter 21 foreshadow?
6. Why is Marlowe rejected by the bouncers for the Montecito?
7. Explain the lie in which Mrs. Morrison is caught in Chapter 30 and how that lie affects her credibility.
8. Who murders Moose Malloy in Chapter 39, and what is the motivation for the killing?
9. How does Marlowe escape from his locked room in Chapter 26?
10. What does Marlowe learn in Chapter 31 about Jules Amthor and his wife, Second Planting, and Dr. Sonderborg?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the following police characters in the story: Lieutenant Nulty, Lieutenant Randall, Sergeant Galbraith, Captain Blane, and Chief Wax. What kind of relationship does Philip Marlowe have with each policeman? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the following secondary characters in the novel: Second Planting, Dr. Sonderberg, and Lindsay Marriott. 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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