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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. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?
(a) Buttermilk.
(b) A pint of bourbon.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) Apple juice.

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

3. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(b) He can't get a promotion.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) He can't get a pay raise.

4. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The woman's jeweler.
(b) The police or the woman's insurance company.
(c) The woman's attorney.
(d) The woman's wealthy husband.

5. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?
(a) Bribe money.
(b) Old letters Moose Malloy sent Velma from prison.
(c) Pictures of people who used to work at Florian's.
(d) Old newspaper articles about Malloy's bank robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

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

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. What does Malloy do to the bouncer at Florian's in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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