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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?
(a) A dried-out brown house with a dried-out brown lawn.
(b) Last year's unpruned poinsettias against the cracked wall.
(c) A neatly painted white picket fence and white house.
(d) A line of yellowish half-washed clothes on a rusty wire.

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

3. Whom does John Wax phone in Chapter 32 to verify Marlowe's claims?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Mrs. Morrison.
(c) Lieutenant Randall.
(d) Anne Riordan.

4. What does Jessie Florian say her relationship is to Lindsay Marriott?
(a) She is his ex-wife.
(b) She is his stepsister.
(c) She is his former employee and used to work for his family.
(d) She is his girlfriend.

5. When Mrs. Grayle arrives, where does Marlowe tell Moose Malloy to hide?
(a) Behind the curtains.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) On the patio.
(d) In the closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What does Mr. Grayle interrupt Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle doing in Chapter 18?

3. In what office did Marlowe once work?

4. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?

5. Who is Sergeant Galbraith?

(see the answer key)

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