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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Marlowe.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?
(a) Last year's unpruned poinsettias against the cracked wall.
(b) A line of yellowish half-washed clothes on a rusty wire.
(c) A dried-out brown house with a dried-out brown lawn.
(d) A neatly painted white picket fence and white house.

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

4. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Florian's bouncer.
(d) The front desk clerk at the Hotel Sans Souci.

5. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The woman's attorney.
(b) The woman's jeweler.
(c) The police or the woman's insurance company.
(d) The woman's wealthy husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

3. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?

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

5. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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