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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 color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?
(a) Platinum blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Black.

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

3. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?
(a) A crystal bowl filled with potpourri.
(b) A white porcelain cat.
(c) A silver vase on a strip of peach-colored velvet.
(d) A framed photo of Marriott.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what office did Marlowe once work?

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

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

4. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?

5. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?

(see the answer key)

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