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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?
(a) A criminal defense attorney.
(b) A professional basketball player.
(c) A recently released convict.
(d) A police captain.

4. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(b) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(c) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(d) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.

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) Last year's unpruned poinsettias against the cracked wall.
(c) A line of yellowish half-washed clothes on a rusty wire.
(d) A neatly painted white picket fence and white house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?

2. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?

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

4. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

5. How long has Malloy been in prison?

(see the answer key)

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