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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?
(a) He wants to hire Marlowe for a job.
(b) He tells Marlowe he knows where Velma and Malloy are.
(c) He warns Marlowe to stop asking questions about Velma.
(d) He wants to invite Marlowe to dinner.

3. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?
(a) Velma's family.
(b) Velma's attorney.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) The police.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one new piece of furniture in Jessie Florian's home?

2. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?

3. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?

4. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

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