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

2. What does Malloy do to the bouncer at Florian's in Chapter 2?
(a) He knocks the man out.
(b) He gives the bouncer a very small tip.
(c) He fires the bouncer.
(d) He gives the bouncer a counterfeit twenty dollar bill.

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

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) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.
(b) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(c) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(d) A letter with Velma's current address on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?

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

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

4. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?

5. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?

(see the answer key)

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