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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Candy demand Marlowe give him money?
(a) To replace the alcohol
(b) To take a woman out
(c) To buy medicine for Roger
(d) To keep silent

2. What is the name of the bar Marlowe visits in this section?
(a) Roger's
(b) Victor's
(c) Phil's
(d) Dancer's

3. What does Roger say is slipping from him?
(a) His faith
(b) His marriage
(c) His tent ropes
(d) His anchor

4. What is the name of the officer that arrives at the Wades' house?
(a) Jack Green
(b) Frederic Gauche
(c) Johnny Twopenny
(d) Bernie Ohls

5. What did Eileen use to kill herself?
(a) A knife
(b) Pills
(c) A gun
(d) A spoon

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does Marlowe see at the police station?

2. What does Eileen ask Marlowe to do for her?

3. Who does Linda want Marlowe to meet?

4. What does Marlowe say is the only thing that keeps him in business?

5. What does Marlowe tell Menendez?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roger tell Marlowe about Terry in Section 7?

2. How does Ohls think Roger was killed?

3. How does Marlowe prove Candy to be a liar in Section 7?

4. What happens to Roger a week after the cocktail party?

5. What does Eileen say about her relationship with Roger in the fifth section?

6. How does Marlowe react to Eileen's story?

7. What new evidence does Roy Ashterfelt give Marlowe in Section 7?

8. Why does Marlowe think Eileen is lying about the insignia?

9. What does Spencer think about the case in Section 8?

10. Why does Candy try and blackmail Marlowe in Section 6?

(see the answer keys)

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