Double Indemnity Flashcards

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1
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Why does the narrator go to the Nirdlingers at the opening of the novel?

A

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What does the narrator nickname the Nirdlingers house?

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The house of death

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What department is Keyes head of?

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He was the head of the claims department

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What do the narrator and Mrs. Nirdlinger drink together when the narrator goes to visit?

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Tea

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What is Mrs. Nirdlingers name?

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Philis

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How did Mrs. Nirdlinger think of killing her husband initially?

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Push him into a pool that they were building

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When the narrator give Lola a ride to the drugstore, who does she meet? Why are they meeting in secret?

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  • Her boyfriend, Sachetti.

- Mr. Nirdlinger doesn’t like him.

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What does Sachetti put down as collateral for his loan?

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  • His car

- blue coupe

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How do they get Mr. Nirdlinger to sign an accidental insurance policy without his knowledge? ??????????????

A

He didn’t know what he was signing.

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Why does Mrs. Nirdlinger tell the narrator that the Palo Alto trip is off?

A

He broke his leg

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How does Mr. Nirdlinger die?

A

Walter huff snaps his neck.

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How does the narrator get to the train station?

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He takes Mr. Nirdlingers clothes and pretends to be him.

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How does the narrator get rid of the guy standing in the back of the train?

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He says that he left his ticket and the guy went to get his ticket.

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Why does Mrs. Nirdlinger take so long to meet the narrator at the train tracks?

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She had to carry a dead body.

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What’s Nortons theory about Mr. Nirdlingers death?

A

Suicide

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What’s Keyes theory about Mr. Nirdlingers death?

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It was a murder

17
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What does the expression “on the up-and-up” mean?

A
  • They are as it should be

- legit

18
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Recount the death of Lola’s mother.

A
  • Mrs. Nirdlinger contracted pneumonia.
  • Phyllis took a long time to get help
  • once she returned,Mrs. Nirdlinger is dead.
19
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What did Lola catch Mrs. Nirdlinger ordering before her husbands death?

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Ordering a black dress from a catalog.

20
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Where is Mrs. Nirdlinger supposed to meet the narrator at night?

A

On the hill in a park.

21
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What is “Gun Play”?

A

The name of the play that he went to see.

22
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What “saved” the narrator from the gunshot?

A

The pamphlet stopped the bullet from entering the body.

23
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How did Mrs. Nirdlinger affect Sachettis father?

A
  • She drugged the iv, poisoning the children.

- He was accused of killing the children of the hospital.

24
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Whom does the narrator see on the ship at the end?

A
  • Phillis.

- They plan to commit suicide because they thought that they would be arrested.

25
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What point of view was the novel written in?

A

1st person