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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 name of the bar Marlowe visits in this section?

2. Who does Marlowe call a bulldog?

3. Who does Marlowe ask if Roger knows?

4. Why does Candy demand Marlowe give him money?

5. Where does Marlowe say Sylvia did not die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dilemma does Eileen pose for Marlowe in section six?

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

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

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

5. Why is Marlowe concerned about Eileen's reaction to her husband's injury?

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

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

8. Why does Candy try and blackmail Marlowe in Section 6?

9. What happens to Roger a week after the cocktail party?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Examine violence in the novel.

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence? Are there characters that would think twice before shooting or hitting someone?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Chandler portrays?

3) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?

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