QUESTIONS ON THE BIG SLEEP (Up to chapter 7)

THE BIG SLEEP (Up to chapter 7)

1. Why did the general ask Marlowe to work for him?
2. Marlowe used to work for the District Attorney. Why was Marlowe fired?
3. Did the general like Rusty Reagan, Vivian’s husband? Why?
4. What happened to Rusty Reagan?
5. Why did the general pay five thousand dollars to Joe Brody?
6. What did Carmen promise Mr Geiger, the bookshop owner?
7. What was Carmen’s most characteristic gesture?
8. Why didn’t the general ask Carmen about the blackmailing?
9. Why did Vivian want to see Marlowe?
10. What happened to Rusty Reagan?
11. What was strange about the girl in Mr Geiger's bookshop?
12. How did Marlowe discover that Geiger's bookshop was a pornography business?
13. Marlowe was outside Geiger's house. What did he hear? What did he do?
14. What was Carmen wearing when Marlowe found her?
15. What had happened to Geiger?
16. How did they drug Carmen?
17. What did Marlowe put into his pocket? Why was it important?
18. Why did Bernie, the District Attorney chief investigator, ring Marlowe?
19. How did Owen Taylor die?
20. Who ran after Owen and Carmen when they had tried to run off together?
21. Where did they take the books in Geiger's bookshop to?
22. How is Vivian going to get the five thousand dollar they asked for Carmen's photos in Geiger's house?
23. Who killed Geiger according to Carmen?
24. According to Marlowe, why did Owen Taylor shoot Geiger?
25. How did Brody get Carmen's photos?
26. Why did Carol kill Brody?