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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A knife.
(b) A syringe filled with poison.
(c) A gun.
(d) An antique sword.

2. How much money does Marlowe give the hot dog vendor?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) A quarter.

3. 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 attacked by a doberman.
(b) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(c) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(d) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.

4. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?
(a) An ant.
(b) A black bug with a pink head.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A spider.

5. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?
(a) Flatfoot.
(b) Officer.
(c) Patrolman.
(d) Copper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?

2. Anne Riordan tells Marlowe that the owner of the stolen jade necklace is ______________.

3. What is the Montecito?

4. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?

5. What does Jessie Florian say her relationship is to Lindsay Marriott?

(see the answer key)

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