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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.
(a) Laird Burnett.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Lindsay Marriott.

2. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Search for Marlowe's killers.
(b) Go by himself to the police station.
(c) Go home to sleep.
(d) Go to the doctor for his head injury.

3. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

4. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's house.
(b) Her house.
(c) A bar named Escondido's.
(d) Florian's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?

3. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?

4. From what job has Anne Riordan's father been fired?

5. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?

(see the answer key)

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