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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 Terry say is scared?
2. What is the name of Menendez' friend?
3. What does the girl call Terry?
4. Who refuses to help Terry?
5. What kind of doctor is Vukanich?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Marlowe think that jail is not too bad?
2. What does Marlowe learn about Terry and Sylvia in this section?
3. Why does Marlowe not want to know everything when Terry comes to his house crying?
4. What does Verringer tell Marlowe in this section?
5. How does Marlowe help Terry at the end of the section?
6. How does Marlowe help Terry in the opening chapter?
7. Describe the confrontation between Marlowe and Menendez in the third section.
8. What does Terry say in his letter to Marlowe?
9. What questions does Marlowe ask Terry when they begin to see more of each other?
10. What does Morgan think about Terry's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the political side of the novel.
1) What does the book say about politics in America after World War II?
2) What were Chandler's political views and how does he express his views in the novel?
3) How did the 1973 film use Chandler's ideas to make a statement about 1970s society and politics?
Essay Topic 2
The women in Chandler's books are mostly negative characters who lack morals. Discuss the negative way that Chandler represents women. Was this negative representation common during this period? How does this representation affect his portrayal of the male characters? How would Chandler have to change his portrayal of women for the novel to be published today?
Essay Topic 3
The Long Goodbye is written in the first person and with Marlowe as narrator. Why do you think Chandler chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person?
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