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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(d) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.

2. At the end of chapter 28, what smells like dust and tobacco?
(a) Mr. Grayle's library.
(b) Marlowe's office.
(c) Marlowe's apartment.
(d) Lieutenant Randall's office.

3. How much does Marlowe's dinner at the end of Chapter 34 cost?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Eighty-five cents.
(c) One dollar.
(d) A dollar and ten cents.

4. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?
(a) A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.
(b) A missing schoolteacher named Leigh Jordan.
(c) His bookie, Louis.
(d) His secretary, Cassandra.

5. What does Anne Riordan do for a living?
(a) She's a paleontologist.
(b) She is a kindergarten teacher.
(c) She writes feature articles.
(d) She's an opera singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose appendix bursts in Chapter 33?

2. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?

3. Anne Riordan tells Marlowe that the owner of the stolen jade necklace is ______________.

4. Who tells Marlowe to avoid the Royal Crown?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?

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