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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. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?
(a) He wants to hire Marlowe for a job.
(b) He tells Marlowe he knows where Velma and Malloy are.
(c) He wants to invite Marlowe to dinner.
(d) He warns Marlowe to stop asking questions about Velma.

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

3. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The woman's wealthy husband.
(b) The woman's jeweler.
(c) The woman's attorney.
(d) The police or the woman's insurance company.

4. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?
(a) A man flirting with Little Velma.
(b) A policeman.
(c) The night club's bouncer.
(d) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.

5. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) They contain the murderer's DNA.
(b) They contain the murderer's fingerprints.
(c) Finding where they were bought will lead to the killer.
(d) They're marijuana rather than tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?

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

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

5. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?

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