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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 does Marlowe find waiting for him upon returning to his office in Chapter 20?
2. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
3. What does Mrs. Morrison say that Jessie Florian receives at the first of every month?
4. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
5. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Marlowe find hidden inside Lindsay Marlowe's cigarettes, and what does he think the hidden items indicate?
2. What indications are there of Mr. Grayle's wealth in Chapter 18?
3. What is Philip Marlowe's history prior to the beginning of the novel?
4. What does Anne Riordan observe about Marlowe's office, and what does his office indicate about Marlowe?
5. Who is Mrs. Morrison, and how does she help Marlowe's investigation in Chapter 16?
6. What reasons does Marlowe give Anne Riordan in Chapter 19 for why he can't solve the question of who stole Mrs. Grayle's jade necklace?
7. How does the novel Farewell My Lovely depict racial prejudice and racial relations between African-American and whites in the 1940's, the era in which the story is set?
8. Compare and contrast Lieutenant Nulty and Lieutenant Randall.
9. In what ways are Marlowe and Anne Riordan mirror characters?
10. In Chapter 13, what does Anne Riordan reveal about the owner of the stolen jade necklace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the following police characters in the story: Lieutenant Nulty, Lieutenant Randall, Sergeant Galbraith, Captain Blane, and Chief Wax. What kind of relationship does Philip Marlowe have with each policeman? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the following secondary characters in the novel: Second Planting, Dr. Sonderberg, and Lindsay Marriott. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Farewell My Lovely contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.
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