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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what office did Marlowe once work?
(a) The IRS office.
(b) The District Attorney's office.
(c) The police chief's office.
(d) The governor's office.

2. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Eight thousand dollars.
(c) Eighty thousand dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

3. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?
(a) Lieutenant Randall.
(b) Chief Wax.
(c) Sergeant Galbraith.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

4. 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.

5. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
(a) He sets up a tape recorder to record the meeting.
(b) He loads his gun with bullets for protection.
(c) He leaves Marriott in the car to go on foot to investigate.
(d) He hides behind a tree to observe the thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?

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

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

4. Who is parked outside the gate waiting for Marlowe when he leaves the Grayle estate at the beginning of Chapter 19?

5. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?

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