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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 did Roger think was trying to kill him?

2. What does Marlowe tell Spencer when Eileen leaves the room?

3. Where does Marlowe fall asleep?

4. Who does Roger not deny he was having an affair with?

5. Where does Marlowe say he knows Ohls from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mendez tell Marlowe in Section 8?

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

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

4. Why does Marlowe think Eileen and Roger are wresting over a gun in the sixth section?

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

6. How does Ohls think Roger was killed?

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

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

9. How does Marlowe react to Roger's death?

10. What does Roger say about killing a man in Section 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Marlowe's friendship with Terry.

1) Why does Marlowe feel so close to Terry? Does Chandler develop their friendship enough for Marlowe's feeling to seem authentic?

2) In what does Marlowe's friendship with Terry show a different side to Marlowe?

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

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?

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