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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) In her garden, weeding tomatoes and carrots.
(b) At Mrs. Morrison's house.
(c) In her bed, passed out after drinking too much gin.
(d) On her front porch in a rocker.

2. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?
(a) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(b) A singer named Louise.
(c) A piano player named Dave.
(d) A waiter named Ernest.

3. How is Jessie Florian murdered?
(a) She's shot.
(b) She's poisoned.
(c) She's stabbed to death.
(d) She's beaten to death.

4. What evidence confirms Marlowe's suspicions about why he is hallucinating?
(a) There are needle marks on his arm.
(b) He finds an empty whiskey bottle in his room.
(c) He has had a similar nervous breakdown before.
(d) His head aches, and there's a big knot on his forehead.

5. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) Eight thousand dollars.
(c) Eighty thousand dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marlowe begins to hallucinate in Chapter 25, what does he realize?

2. What does Lieutenant Randall accuse Marlowe of stealing?

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

4. What does Marlowe eat at the beginning of Chapter 28?

5. Who carries a trust deed on Jessie Florian's home at 1644 West 54th Place?

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