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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 did Terry leave by his body?

2. What doctor does Marlowe decide he likes the sound of?

3. When does Marlowe see Lennox again?

4. Why is Verringer in Peter's files?

5. What does the girl call Terry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Menendez know Terry?

2. Why does Marlowe not want to know everything when Terry comes to his house crying?

3. How does Marlowe help Terry at the end of the section?

4. What does Terry say in his letter to Marlowe?

5. What were Marlowe's initial impressions of Terry?

6. What questions does Marlowe ask Terry when they begin to see more of each other?

7. How does Eileen respond to Marlowe kissing her?

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

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

10. How does Marlowe help Terry in the opening chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the effects of the Second World War in 1940s and 1950s America.

1) In what way does WWII cast a shadow over the novel and its characters?

2) Choose one of the characters in the novel and write what effect the students think WWII had on his/her mindset.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Chandler's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

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