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

2. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?
(a) A missing schoolteacher named Leigh Jordan.
(b) A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.
(c) His bookie, Louis.
(d) His secretary, Cassandra.

3. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Two hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

4. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?
(a) He's a musician.
(b) He's a college professor.
(c) He's an accountant.
(d) He's a private detective.

5. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Robbing a bank.
(c) Driving while intoxicated.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

3. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?

4. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?

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

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