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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 long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

2. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Nulty himself.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Velma Valento.
(d) Velma's sister.

3. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?
(a) She says Velma's married.
(b) She says Velma is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
(c) She says Velma's dead.
(d) She says Velma is in a mental institution.

4. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?
(a) He's injured and likely to black out.
(b) He's drunk and likely to pass out.
(c) He's not too bright.
(d) He's very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.

5. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?
(a) Florian's bouncer.
(b) The front desk clerk at the Hotel Sans Souci.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what office did Marlowe once work?

2. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?

3. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

4. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

5. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

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