Farewell, My Lovely | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1 through 4

1. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?

He's a private detective.

2. In what office did Marlowe once work?

The District Attorney's office.

3. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?

Insubordination.

4. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?

A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.

5. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?

A recently released convict.

6. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?

Bald with thick black spectacles.

7. For whom is Moose Malloy searching in Chapter 1?

His former girlfriend, Little Velma.

8. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

A night club patron.

9. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?

African Americans.

10. What does Malloy do to the...
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