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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
(a) He leaves Marriott in the car to go on foot to investigate.
(b) He sets up a tape recorder to record the meeting.
(c) He loads his gun with bullets for protection.
(d) He hides behind a tree to observe the thieves.

2. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Ten years.
(b) A month.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Go by himself to the police station.
(b) Search for Marlowe's killers.
(c) Go home to sleep.
(d) Go to the doctor for his head injury.

4. At the end of Chapter 21, what happens after Marlowe says he thinks Amthor and Marriott worked together to blackmail women?
(a) Amthor says Second Planting is the real blackmailer.
(b) Mrs. Amthor appears with a gun in her hand.
(c) Amthor laughs and admits Marlowe is right.
(d) The lights go out, and Marlowe is attacked in the dark.

5. Who is the former owner of radio station KDFK in Beverly Hills?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Laird Brunette.
(d) Mr. Grayle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?

2. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?

3. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?

5. For what does Jules Amthor say he has treated Mrs. Grayle?

(see the answer key)

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