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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. Whom does John Wax phone in Chapter 32 to verify Marlowe's claims?
2. Which of the following statements does not describe Mrs. Jules Amthor?
3. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?
4. Who tells Marlowe to avoid the Royal Crown?
5. Who accompanies Marlowe when he visits Mrs. Morrison in Chapter 30?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Raymond Chandler saying about American literature through Marlowe's references to Hemingway in Chapter 24?
2. What lie does Jules Amthor tell the two policeman about Marlowe in Chapter 23, and what does the lie result in for Marlowe?
3. What does Marlowe learn in Chapter 31 about Jules Amthor and his wife, Second Planting, and Dr. Sonderborg?
4. Who does Marlowe see reading a newspaper in Chapter 26, and what does this person's presence indicate about Amthor and the two policemen who escorted Marlowe out of Amthor's house?
5. Explain the lie in which Mrs. Morrison is caught in Chapter 30 and how that lie affects her credibility.
6. Where is Moose Malloy's murderer eventually found, and what is her ultimate fate in the novel?
7. What does Marlowe learn about Anne Riordan's finances in Chapter 28?
8. In Chapter 33, what explanation does Sergeant Galbraith give for putting Marlowe into Sonderborg's hospital?
9. What evidence is there in Chapter 21 that Jules Amthor is a fraud?
10. What does the fact that the two rough-looking characters tending to Marlowe in Chapter 23 and 24 are policeman indicate about the Bay City police force?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A number of red herrings appear in Farewell My Lovely. Discuss at least three examples of red herrings from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three themes. Tell what the author is trying to say about each theme and how he depicts it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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