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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. What do witnesses say they saw Terry disguised as?

2. What does Chick Agostino have with him?

3. What kind of weapon is Terry holding?

4. What is Spencer's job?

5. What did Terry leave by his body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Terry and Marlowe plan in the opening section?

2. What does Eileen give Marlowe to help him find Roger?

3. How does George Peters help Marlowe in the fourth section?

4. Describe the confrontation between Earl and Roger in the fourth section.

5. How does Menendez know Terry?

6. What does Grenz say has happened to Terry?

7. What does Morgan think about Terry's death?

8. What does Verringer tell Marlowe in this section?

9. Describe the confrontation between Marlowe and Menendez in the third section.

10. What does Spencer hire Marlowe to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how the following was a concern in post war America and how Chandler expresses this concern:

1) Violence

2) The woman's role

3) Morality

Essay Topic 2

Examine Chandler's writing style. How would you describe Chandler's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Chandler's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

The Long Goodbye is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

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