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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. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Sergeant Galbraith.
(c) Lieutenant Randall.
(d) Chief Wax.

2. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?
(a) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(b) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(c) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.
(d) He is attacked by a doberman.

3. In what office did Marlowe once work?
(a) The IRS office.
(b) The District Attorney's office.
(c) The police chief's office.
(d) The governor's office.

4. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's house.
(b) A bar named Escondido's.
(c) Florian's.
(d) Her house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?

2. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

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