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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find a gun in Chapter 27?
(a) On a bookcase shelf.
(b) In Mrs. Amthor's purse.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) One of Dr. Sonderborg's drawers.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?
(a) Anne Riordan's.
(b) Mr. Grayle's.
(c) Lieutenant Randall's.
(d) Jules Amthor's.

3. Marlowe thinks the men escorting him out of Amthor's house are______________.
(a) Mobsters.
(b) Bay City policemen.
(c) Amthor's security guards.
(d) Moose Malloy's buddies.

4. Whom does Marlowe demand to see inside the Montecito?
(a) Laird Brunette.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Moose Malloy.

5. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?
(a) The person's black eye.
(b) The person's bad smell.
(c) The person's bloody face.
(d) The revolver in the person's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

2. Who is Giddy Gertie?

3. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?

4. What does Marlowe eat at the beginning of Chapter 28?

5. Why does Marlowe always leave the door of the little reception room leading into his office unlocked?

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