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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 is the woman next door trying to poison?

2. Where does Roger pass out?

3. What does Marlowe say it is difficult to turn down?

4. Who does Roger deny he was having an affair with?

5. What drink does Candy offer Marlowe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Eileen say she was in love with when she was younger?

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

4. How does Ohls think Roger was killed?

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

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

7. What do Marlowe and Eileen say to each other before Marlowe leaves the house?

8. How do the police respond to Marlowe's statement?

9. Summarize the story Eileen tells in Section 8.

10. What does Marlowe say about private investigators in Section 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Chandler use character and setting to express these themes?

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 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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