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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 Dr. Loring slap Roger with?

2. Where does Candy say he was the night of Roger's fake suicide?

3. What drink does Candy offer Marlowe?

4. Who does Marlowe call a bulldog?

5. What does Marlowe tell Spencer when Eileen leaves the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlowe say about private investigators in Section 5?

2. How does Ohls think Roger was killed?

3. What does Eileen say about her relationship with Roger in the fifth section?

4. How does Marlowe react to Roger's death?

5. What does Roger tell Marlowe about Terry in Section 7?

6. What dilemma does Eileen pose for Marlowe in section six?

7. What does Roger say to Marlowe at the party in section 5?

8. What happens to Roger a week after the cocktail party?

9. How do the police respond to Marlowe's statement?

10. Why does Eileen think Marlowe could help Roger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Chandler use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Chandler's writing style. How would you describe Chandler's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Chandler's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the political side of the novel.

1) What does the book say about politics in America after World War II?

2) What were Chandler's political views and how does he express his views in the novel?

3) How did the 1973 film use Chandler's ideas to make a statement about 1970s society and politics?

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