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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 Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.
(b) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(c) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(d) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.

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

3. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(b) He can't get a promotion.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) He can't get a pay raise.

4. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?
(a) He's drunk and likely to pass out.
(b) He's not too bright.
(c) He's very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.
(d) He's injured and likely to black out.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

3. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?

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

5. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.

(see the answer key)

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