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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. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?
(a) Lieutenant Randall.
(b) Chief Wax.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Anne Riordan.

2. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) She was driving alone on the highway.
(b) Her name.
(c) She was driving a chevvy coupe.
(d) He flagged down her car, and she picked him up.

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

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

5. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?

2. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?

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

4. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?

5. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

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