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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) His own as he regains consciousness.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty's.
(c) Marriott's.
(d) Mrs. Grayle's.

2. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?
(a) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(b) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(c) He is attacked by a doberman.
(d) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.

3. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) He flagged down her car, and she picked him up.
(b) She was driving alone on the highway.
(c) She was driving a chevvy coupe.
(d) Her name.

4. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?
(a) Purissima Canyon.
(b) Santa Monica Boulevard.
(c) Florian's.
(d) Mrs. Grayle's mansion.

5. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) At Florian's.
(b) Waiting in his unlocked reception room for him.
(c) At the police station.
(d) Sitting inside his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?

2. In the photo that Marlowe gives Lieutenant of Little Velma, what kind of costume is Velma wearing?

3. Who employs the person waiting for Marlowe upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?

4. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?

5. Who pulls a small revolver on Marlowe in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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