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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) In jail.
(b) Lying on the ground.
(c) At the airport.
(d) On Mrs. Grayle's sofa.

2. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Murder.
(c) Driving while intoxicated.
(d) Robbing a bank.

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

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

5. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.
(b) In the trunk of the car.
(c) In the back seat of the car.
(d) In a closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?

2. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 11, where does Marlowe find three mysterious Russian cigarettes?

4. Anne Riordan tells Marlowe that the owner of the stolen jade necklace is ______________.

5. Which of the following items is not in Marlowe's office?

(see the answer key)

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