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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) He can't get a promotion.
(b) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) He can't get a pay raise.

2. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Black.
(c) Platinum blonde.
(d) Red.

3. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) His watch.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) The money from his inside coat pocket.
(d) The car, which has been moved to a new location.

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

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?
(a) A policeman trying to arrest him.
(b) The night club's owner.
(c) A night club patron.
(d) Philip Marlowe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?

3. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

4. What is the one new piece of furniture in Jessie Florian's home?

5. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?

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