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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. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Ten years.

2. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(b) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(c) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.
(d) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.

3. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's mansion.
(b) Purissima Canyon.
(c) Florian's.
(d) Santa Monica Boulevard.

4. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) His own as he regains consciousness.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty's.
(c) Mrs. Grayle's.
(d) Marriott's.

5. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?
(a) She says Velma's married.
(b) She says Velma is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
(c) She says Velma is in a mental institution.
(d) She says Velma's dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?

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

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

4. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?

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