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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Marriott's.
(b) Mrs. Grayle's.
(c) His own as he regains consciousness.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty's.

2. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 25, where does he find himself?
(a) In Jules Amthor's basement.
(b) In a sanitarium.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In the back of a Bay City policeman's car.

3. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) A pint of bourbon.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Black coffee.

4. How old is Anne Riordan?
(a) Thirty- five.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty- eight.
(d) Twenty.

5. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?
(a) Driving while intoxicated.
(b) Murder.
(c) Robbing a bank.
(d) Embezzlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pulls a small revolver on Marlowe in Chapter 17?

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

3. What do the men escorting Marlowe out of Jules Amthor's house at the beginning of Chapter 24 say Amthor accuses Marlowe of trying to do to him?

4. In Chapter 27, to whose home does Marlowe walk on foot?

5. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?

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