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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?
(a) The night club's bouncer.
(b) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A man flirting with Little Velma.

2. Who does Marlowe see lounging on a bed and reading the newspaper in one of the other rooms as he makes his way down the hall at the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Jules Amthor.
(b) Jessie Florian.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Chief Wax.

3. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?
(a) Black.
(b) Platinum blonde.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red.

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

5. In Chapter 27, to whose home does Marlowe walk on foot?
(a) Lieutenant Randall's.
(b) Jessie Florian's.
(c) Mrs. Grayle's.
(d) Anne Riordan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Anne Riordan?

2. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?

3. How does Marlowe like his coffee?

4. Marlowe thinks the men escorting him out of Amthor's house are______________.

5. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

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