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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 does Morgan say Terry needs the time to do?

2. Who does George Peters work for?

3. What letter does the doctor's name begin with?

4. What is the name of Menendez' friend?

5. What does Mr. Grenz tell Marlowe not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Terry and Marlowe plan in the opening section?

2. What were Marlowe's initial impressions of Terry?

3. Why does Eileen want to hire Marlowe?

4. Describe the confrontation between Marlowe and Menendez in the third section.

5. How does Marlowe antagonize Mr. Grenz in the second section?

6. How does Marlowe help Terry in the opening chapter?

7. What does Lonnie say about the newspapers at the end of this section?

8. Describe the confrontation between Earl and Roger in the fourth section.

9. What new information does Eileen give Marlowe in this section?

10. What questions does Marlowe ask Terry when they begin to see more of each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Marlowe and Eileen.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chandler's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The Long Goodbye is written in the first person and with Marlowe as narrator. Why do you think Chandler chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person?

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