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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Go to the doctor for his head injury.
(b) Go by himself to the police station.
(c) Go home to sleep.
(d) Search for Marlowe's killers.

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

3. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
(a) He hides behind a tree to observe the thieves.
(b) He loads his gun with bullets for protection.
(c) He leaves Marriott in the car to go on foot to investigate.
(d) He sets up a tape recorder to record the meeting.

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

5. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?
(a) A diamond bracelet.
(b) A mink stole.
(c) A Fei Tsui jade necklace.
(d) A ruby pendant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

2. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

4. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?

5. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?

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