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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Velma Valento.
(b) Velma's sister.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Nulty himself.

2. What does Jessie Florian say her relationship is to Lindsay Marriott?
(a) She is his former employee and used to work for his family.
(b) She is his stepsister.
(c) She is his girlfriend.
(d) She is his ex-wife.

3. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 23, how many people are with him?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.
(b) In the back seat of the car.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In the trunk of the car.

5. What color are the walls, ceiling, and rugs in the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old is Anne Riordan?

4. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?

5. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?

(see the answer key)

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