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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is parked outside the gate waiting for Marlowe when he leaves the Grayle estate at the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Jessie Florian.
(d) Moose Malloy.

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

3. Which of the following is not something that Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe find in Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?
(a) A terrible smell.
(b) A bucket of mop water and a mop.
(c) Flies buzzing against the kitchen windows.
(d) Nine empty gin bottles.

4. Who pulls a small revolver on Marlowe in Chapter 17?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Mrs. Morrison.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Jessie Florian.

5. Who phones Marlowe at the end of Chapter 17 asking him to come to the Grayle mansion within an hour?
(a) Lieutant Randall.
(b) Mrs. Grayle.
(c) The Grayle butler.
(d) Anne Riordan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?

2. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?

3. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?

4. How do Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?

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

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