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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Grayle tell Marlowe the robbers returned to her the night of her robbery?
(a) Her diamond bracelet.
(b) Her ruby pendant.
(c) Her stolen purse.
(d) One of the rings they had just stolen from her.

3. How is Jessie Florian murdered?
(a) She's beaten to death.
(b) She's stabbed to death.
(c) She's shot.
(d) She's poisoned.

4. What does Lieutenant Randall warn Marlowe to stay away from in Chapter 31?
(a) The Lindsay Marriott murder investigation.
(b) The search for Moose Malloy.
(c) The temptation of Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Anne Riordan.

5. Who is the Bay City Chief of Detectives?
(a) Sergeant Galbraith.
(b) Captain Blane.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lieutenant Randall accuse Marlowe of stealing?

2. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?

3. What does Mr. Grayle interrupt Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle doing in Chapter 18?

4. Who is John Wax?

5. What does Anne Riordan do for a living?

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