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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 Geiger's dead body surrounded by?

2. Where does the butler take Marlowe?

3. Where is the woman hiding?

4. What does Marlowe go home to do?

5. Which edition of Ben Hur is Marlowe looking for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marlowe get Brody to lower his gun?

2. How does Marlowe make the woman in Geiger's store nervous?

3. Describe the fight that takes place in chapter 15?

4. How does Carmen react to Marlowe's rejection?

5. What does Marlowe hear when he eavesdrops on the conversation in chapter 26?

6. Why does Marlowe return to Geiger's house?

7. Describe what Marlowe does when he gets back to his apartment in chapter 30.

8. Why does Marlowe not want the Butler to call a taxi?

9. Describe the two Sternwood girls.

10. What does Marlowe find in his apartment on his return home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What does Eddie Mars presence add to the book? How and why does Marlowe deal with Mars to get the information he wants? In what way is Mars a typical character from thirties popular culture?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Cahndler's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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