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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Anne Riordan's hair?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Gray.
(c) Platinum blonde.
(d) Brunette.

2. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Chief Wax.
(d) Anne Riordan.

3. In Chapter 11, where does Marlowe find three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) In Marriott's car.
(b) In his own coat pocket.
(c) In his office.
(d) In Marriott's pockets.

4. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(b) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(c) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(d) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Stoyanoffsky?

2. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

4. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?

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

(see the answer key)

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