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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 20, how much does Marlowe tell his visitor that it will cost for Marlowe to accompany the person to his employer's home?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

2. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?
(a) A ruby pendant.
(b) A mink stole.
(c) A diamond bracelet.
(d) A Fei Tsui jade necklace.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Jules Amthor?
(a) Pale, fine white hair and coal-black eyebrows.
(b) Overweight with a dark mustache.
(c) Deep, expressionless eyes.
(d) Skin as smooth as a rose petal.

4. Who is Stoyanoffsky?
(a) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(b) Marlowe's landlord.
(c) A policeman investigating the Marriott murder.
(d) A man the police mistake for Moose Malloy and arrest in error.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe find waiting for him upon returning to his office in Chapter 20?

2. What does Mrs. Morrison say that Jessie Florian receives at the first of every month?

3. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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