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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. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?
(a) An Irish gang.
(b) Malloy's ex-wife and her family.
(c) African Americans.
(d) An Italian gang.

2. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?
(a) Bribe money.
(b) Old letters Moose Malloy sent Velma from prison.
(c) Old newspaper articles about Malloy's bank robbery.
(d) Pictures of people who used to work at Florian's.

3. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) At the airport.
(b) Lying on the ground.
(c) In jail.
(d) On Mrs. Grayle's sofa.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?

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

3. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

4. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?

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

(see the answer key)

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