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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could Marlowe get a full-time job working for?

2. What is Mona Grant's profession?

3. What part of his car does Canino shoot?

4. Who phones Marlowe in this chapter?

5. Where does Captain Gregory work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of 1930s America:

1) Why was morality such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the fifties? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with thirties America?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of Rusty Regan:

1) What is the significance of Rusty Regan to the story? Why does the reader never see him?

2) Why do the other characters seem to be encouraging Marlowe to find Rusty?

3) In what way does Rusty Regan add intrigue to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The Big Sleep is a famous book which has greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss there similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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