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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?
(a) A pint of bourbon.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Apple juice.
(d) Black coffee.

2. According to Jules Amthor, who is a natural medium?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Mrs. Amthor.
(c) Lindsay Marriott.
(d) Second Planting.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Mrs. Jules Amthor?
(a) Dry and dark hands.
(b) Sleek coiled hair.
(c) A dark, thin wasted Asiatic face.
(d) Thin and blonde.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?
(a) Wearing a cornflower in the lapel of his coat.
(b) Wearing a white flannet suit and violet satin scarf.
(c) A fat man with curly hair.
(d) A tall blond man.

5. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Waiting in his unlocked reception room for him.
(b) Sitting inside his car.
(c) At Florian's.
(d) At the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?

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

3. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?

4. What does Mrs. Grayle tell Marlowe the robbers returned to her the night of her robbery?

5. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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