X4º ESO SAN AGUSTÍN

English 4th ESO

Once you finish reading the  book ...


Comprehension Test

The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

1   What do they do? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

     A

1        Philip Marlowe is ...

2        Owen Taylor is ...

3        Arthur Geiger is ...

4        Eddie Mars is ...

5        Norris is ...

     B

a  ... the Sternwoods’ chauffeur.

b  ... the owner of the Cypress Club.

c  ... the Sternwoods’ butler.

d  ... a ‘specialist’ bookseller.

e  ... a private detective.

                

2 Who killed whom? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

     A

1        Carmen Sternwood killed ...

2        Owen Taylor killed ...

3        Carol Lundgren killed ...

4        Lash Canino killed ...

5        Philip Marlowe killed ...

     B 

a  ... Lash Canino.

b  ... Rusty Regan.

c  ... Harry Jones.

d  ... Arthur Geiger.

e  ... Joe Brody.

                

3   Who said this to Philip Marlowe in the story? Vivian Regan, Carmen Sternwood, Mona Mars, General Sternwood, Eddie Mars.

a  ‘You’re cute.’ ...............

b  ‘I can’t drink now. Please allow me to enjoy watching you drink.’ ...............

c  ‘I hate big handsome men like you.’ ...............

d  ‘Just one word of advice. Leave me alone or you’ll wish you were dead.’ ...............

e  ‘I want the police to think I ran off with Rusty Regan.’ ...............

                

4 Places. Match a number from A with a letter from B.

     A 

1        Philip Marlowe meets General Sternwood ...

2        Philip Marlowe first meets Agnes ...

3        Joe Brody is shot ...

4        Philip Marlowe meets Mona Mars ...

5        Carmen tries to shoot Marlowe ...

   B   

a  ... down by the old oil wells.

b  ... in his greenhouse.

c  ... in his apartment on Randall Place.

d  ... in the bookstore.

e  ... at Art Huick’s garage east of Realito.

                

5 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a        General Sternwood liked Rusty Regan.

b        Rusty Regan was Irish.

c       Vivian Regan didn’t smoke or drink.

d        Agnes knew a lot about books.

e        Geiger paid protection money to Eddie Mars.

f        Owen Taylor was in love with Carmen Sternwood.

g        Canino always wore black clothes.

h        Mona Mars was in love with Rusty Regan.

i         Canino killed people for Eddie Mars.

j         Marlowe was happy to find Carmen Sternwood in his apartment.