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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) On her front porch in a rocker.
(b) At Mrs. Morrison's house.
(c) In her bed, passed out after drinking too much gin.
(d) In her garden, weeding tomatoes and carrots.

2. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?
(a) The revolver in the person's hand.
(b) The person's bloody face.
(c) The person's bad smell.
(d) The person's black eye.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 18, where do Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle agree to meet at ten o'clock that night?
(a) Marlowe's office.
(b) The Hotel Sans Souci.
(c) The Belevedere Club.
(d) Florian's.

5. In Chapter 20, how much does Marlowe tell his visitor that it will cost for Marlowe to accompany the person to his employer's home?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?

2. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?

5. Who phones Marlowe at the end of Chapter 17 asking him to come to the Grayle mansion within an hour?

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