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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?
(a) Black coffee.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Apple juice.
(d) A pint of bourbon.

2. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?
(a) Eight thousand dollars.
(b) Eighty thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

3. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?
(a) Old letters Moose Malloy sent Velma from prison.
(b) Bribe money.
(c) Old newspaper articles about Malloy's bank robbery.
(d) Pictures of people who used to work at Florian's.

4. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(b) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.
(c) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(d) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.

5. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(b) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(c) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(d) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malloy do to the bouncer at Florian's in Chapter 2?

2. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.

3. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?

5. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?

(see the answer key)

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