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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. At the end of Chapter 28, where does Anne suggest that Marlowe get some sleep?
2. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees inside the Montecito?
3. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?
4. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?
5. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Why is Marlowe rejected by the bouncers for the Montecito?
3. Explain how Red manages to get Marlowe onto the Montecito in Chapter 37.
4. Discuss Marlowe's encounter with Dr. Sonderborg in Chapter 27 and what it indicates about Dr. Sonderborg's legitimacy as a physician.
5. Why does Marlowe leave a message for Moose Malloy with Laird Brunette in Chapter 38?
6. What evidence implicates Moose Malloy in Jessie Florian's murder?
7. Discuss Marlowe's meeting with Chief Wax in Chapter 32 and what it indicates about both the chief and the Bay City police department.
8. Where is Moose Malloy's murderer eventually found, and what is her ultimate fate in the novel?
9. Explain the lie in which Mrs. Morrison is caught in Chapter 30 and how that lie affects her credibility.
10. What is Raymond Chandler saying about American literature through Marlowe's references to Hemingway in Chapter 24?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three themes. Tell what the author is trying to say about each theme and how he depicts it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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
Compare and contrast Velma Valento/Mrs. Grayle's relationships with Mitch Malloy, Lindsay Marriott, Philip Marlowe, and Mr. Grayle. Do you think she loves any of them? Which man do you think she loves or wants most? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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