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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. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?
(a) Wearing a grey sports coat with white golf ball buttons.
(b) Bald with thick black spectacles.
(c) In perpetual need of a shave.
(d) Six foot five inches tall and not wider than a beer truck.

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

3. 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 very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.
(c) He's not too bright.
(d) He's drunk and likely to pass out.

4. 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.

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?
(a) A policeman trying to arrest him.
(b) The night club's owner.
(c) Philip Marlowe.
(d) A night club patron.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?

3. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?

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

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

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