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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

3. What is on the white table in the middle of the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) A stuffed owl.
(b) A jade panther.
(c) A photo of Mrs. Grayle.
(d) A milk-white globe or crystal ball.

4. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?
(a) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(b) He is attacked by a doberman.
(c) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(d) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?
(a) He tells Marlowe he knows where Velma and Malloy are.
(b) He warns Marlowe to stop asking questions about Velma.
(c) He wants to hire Marlowe for a job.
(d) He wants to invite Marlowe to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?

2. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What is Marlowe wearing when he comes to at the beginning of Chapter 25?

4. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?

5. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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