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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does John Wax phone in Chapter 32 to verify Marlowe's claims?
(a) Mrs. Morrison.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

2. Who is John Wax?
(a) The LA police commissioner.
(b) The New York police chief.
(c) The mayor of Bay City.
(d) The Bay City police chief.

3. Where does Marlowe initially tell Lieutenant Randall he has been while Randall has been searching for him?
(a) In New York investigating a case.
(b) On vacation in Mexico.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) At Mrs. Grayle's mansion.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 18, where do Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle agree to meet at ten o'clock that night?
(a) Florian's.
(b) The Hotel Sans Souci.
(c) The Belevedere Club.
(d) Marlowe's office.

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. At the beginning of Chapter 29, how long has Lieutenant Randall been searching for Marlowe?

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

4. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?

5. What does Mrs. Morrison lie about in Chapter 30?

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