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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe bathe his sore head with at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Iced tea.
(b) Rubbing alcohol.
(c) Iced water.
(d) Whiskey.

2. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?
(a) Insubordination.
(b) Perpetual tardiness.
(c) Poor job performance.
(d) Embezzlement.

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

4. What kind of car does Second Planting drive at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) A silver Mercedes Benz.
(b) A white Cadillac.
(c) A dark blue Packard sedan.
(d) A red Toyota Camry.

5. What evidence confirms Marlowe's suspicions about why he is hallucinating?
(a) He finds an empty whiskey bottle in his room.
(b) His head aches, and there's a big knot on his forehead.
(c) He has had a similar nervous breakdown before.
(d) There are needle marks on his arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Stoyanoffsky?

2. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?

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

4. Who does Marlowe find waiting for him upon returning to his office in Chapter 20?

5. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?

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