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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) Brunette.
(b) Platinum blonde.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Gray.

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

3. From what job has Anne Riordan's father been fired?
(a) Manager of the local bank.
(b) Editor of The Chronicle.
(c) Butler at the Grayle mansion.
(d) Chief of the Bay City police.

4. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) A waitress named Vivian.
(c) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(d) The night club's bouncer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

2. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?

3. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?

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

(see the answer key)

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