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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) In the back seat of the car.
(b) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In the trunk of the car.

2. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He lets himself into the unlocked house.
(b) He breaks in through an open window.
(c) Mrs. Morrison lets him in with a spare key.
(d) Moose Malloy lets him into the house.

3. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?
(a) Chief Wax.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

4. In Chapter 20, how much does Marlowe tell his visitor that it will cost for Marlowe to accompany the person to his employer's home?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

5. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Her house.
(b) Mrs. Grayle's house.
(c) A bar named Escondido's.
(d) Florian's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who phones Marlowe at the end of Chapter 17 asking him to come to the Grayle mansion within an hour?

2. Who accompanies Marlowe when he visits Mrs. Morrison in Chapter 30?

3. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

4. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?

5. Which of the following is not something that Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe find in Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?

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