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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's mansion.
(b) Florian's.
(c) Purissima Canyon.
(d) Santa Monica Boulevard.

2. What is the real name of the big cop who escorts Marlowe out of Jules Amthor's house and to whom Marlowe assigns a nickname?
(a) Sergeant Galbraith.
(b) Lieutenant Davis.
(c) Sergeant Joseph.
(d) Lieutenant Maxwell.

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

4. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Mrs. Amthor.
(b) Jules Amthor.
(c) Second Planting.
(d) Jessie Florian.

5. For what does Jules Amthor say he has treated Mrs. Grayle?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) A speech impediment.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something that Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe find in Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?

2. Where does Marlowe initially tell Lieutenant Randall he has been while Randall has been searching for him?

3. Who is the beak-nosed man who questions Marlowe about Red in Chapter 35?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?

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