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

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

3. In what office did Marlowe once work?
(a) The IRS office.
(b) The governor's office.
(c) The police chief's office.
(d) The District Attorney's office.

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) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.
(d) He trips and sprains his ankle.

5. Who is John Wax?
(a) The mayor of Bay City.
(b) The Bay City police chief.
(c) The New York police chief.
(d) The LA police commissioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 29, how long has Lieutenant Randall been searching for Marlowe?

2. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?

3. How old is Anne Riordan?

4. Who does Marlowe find waiting for him upon returning to his office in Chapter 20?

5. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?

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