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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 home to sleep.
(b) Go to the doctor for his head injury.
(c) Search for Marlowe's killers.
(d) Go by himself to the police station.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

2. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

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

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

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

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