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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to talk Marlowe into returning to his room in Chapter 27?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Dr. Sonderborg.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Second Planting.

2. Who chokes Marlowe in Chapter 22?
(a) Second Planting.
(b) Jules Amthor.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Mrs. Amthor.

3. What does Mrs. Morrison say that Jessie Florian receives at the first of every month?
(a) A telephone call from Moose Malloy.
(b) A bouquet of roses.
(c) A male visitor.
(d) A registered letter.

4. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Waiting in his unlocked reception room for him.
(b) At the police station.
(c) Sitting inside his car.
(d) At Florian's.

5. In Chapter 34, why does Marlowe approach the hot dog vendor?
(a) For information about Moose Malloy.
(b) For information about Little Velma.
(c) To buy a couple of hot dogs.
(d) For information about Laird Burnette's gambling boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which police officer does Marlowe tell John Wax he wants to use as muscle?

2. When Marlowe begins to hallucinate in Chapter 25, what does he realize?

3. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What does Marlowe bathe his sore head with at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. Where is Little Velma found in Chapter 41?

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