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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Marlowe.

2. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Poor job performance.
(c) Insubordination.
(d) Perpetual tardiness.

3. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Business cards for Jules Amthor, a psychic consultant.
(c) His own business card.
(d) Coded messages.

4. Who accompanies Marlowe when he visits Mrs. Morrison in Chapter 30?
(a) Mrs. Amthor.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?
(a) A dried-out brown house with a dried-out brown lawn.
(b) A line of yellowish half-washed clothes on a rusty wire.
(c) A neatly painted white picket fence and white house.
(d) Last year's unpruned poinsettias against the cracked wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?

3. Who tells Marlowe to avoid the Royal Crown?

4. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

5. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 25, where does he find himself?

(see the answer key)

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