Double Indemnity Flashcards
Why does the narrator go to the Nirdlingers at the opening of the novel?
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What does the narrator nickname the Nirdlingers house?
The house of death
What department is Keyes head of?
He was the head of the claims department
What do the narrator and Mrs. Nirdlinger drink together when the narrator goes to visit?
Tea
What is Mrs. Nirdlingers name?
Philis
How did Mrs. Nirdlinger think of killing her husband initially?
Push him into a pool that they were building
When the narrator give Lola a ride to the drugstore, who does she meet? Why are they meeting in secret?
- Her boyfriend, Sachetti.
- Mr. Nirdlinger doesn’t like him.
What does Sachetti put down as collateral for his loan?
- His car
- blue coupe
How do they get Mr. Nirdlinger to sign an accidental insurance policy without his knowledge? ??????????????
He didn’t know what he was signing.
Why does Mrs. Nirdlinger tell the narrator that the Palo Alto trip is off?
He broke his leg
How does Mr. Nirdlinger die?
Walter huff snaps his neck.
How does the narrator get to the train station?
He takes Mr. Nirdlingers clothes and pretends to be him.
How does the narrator get rid of the guy standing in the back of the train?
He says that he left his ticket and the guy went to get his ticket.
Why does Mrs. Nirdlinger take so long to meet the narrator at the train tracks?
She had to carry a dead body.
What’s Nortons theory about Mr. Nirdlingers death?
Suicide
What’s Keyes theory about Mr. Nirdlingers death?
It was a murder
What does the expression “on the up-and-up” mean?
- They are as it should be
- legit
Recount the death of Lola’s mother.
- Mrs. Nirdlinger contracted pneumonia.
- Phyllis took a long time to get help
- once she returned,Mrs. Nirdlinger is dead.
What did Lola catch Mrs. Nirdlinger ordering before her husbands death?
Ordering a black dress from a catalog.
Where is Mrs. Nirdlinger supposed to meet the narrator at night?
On the hill in a park.
What is “Gun Play”?
The name of the play that he went to see.
What “saved” the narrator from the gunshot?
The pamphlet stopped the bullet from entering the body.
How did Mrs. Nirdlinger affect Sachettis father?
- She drugged the iv, poisoning the children.
- He was accused of killing the children of the hospital.
Whom does the narrator see on the ship at the end?
- Phillis.
- They plan to commit suicide because they thought that they would be arrested.
What point of view was the novel written in?
1st person
