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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Velma's family.
(c) Velma's attorney.
(d) The police.

2. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A syringe filled with poison.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) An antique sword.

3. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's.
(b) Marriott's.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty's.
(d) His own as he regains consciousness.

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

5. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Velma Valento.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Nulty himself.
(d) Velma's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?

2. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?

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

5. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

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