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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. For whom is Moose Malloy searching in Chapter 1?
(a) His wife Susan.
(b) His friend James.
(c) His mother.
(d) His former girlfriend, Little Velma.

2. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The police or the woman's insurance company.
(b) The woman's jeweler.
(c) The woman's attorney.
(d) The woman's wealthy husband.

3. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) They contain the murderer's fingerprints.
(b) They're marijuana rather than tobacco.
(c) They contain the murderer's DNA.
(d) Finding where they were bought will lead to the killer.

4. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?

3. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

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

5. How long has Malloy been in prison?

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