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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Velma Valento.
(b) Nulty himself.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Velma's sister.

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

3. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?
(a) Chief Wax.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Sergeant Galbraith.

4. What color is Anne Riordan's hair?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Platinum blonde.
(c) Gray.
(d) Auburn.

5. From what job has Anne Riordan's father been fired?
(a) Butler at the Grayle mansion.
(b) Editor of The Chronicle.
(c) Chief of the Bay City police.
(d) Manager of the local bank.

6. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?
(a) She says Velma is in a mental institution.
(b) She says Velma is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
(c) She says Velma's married.
(d) She says Velma's dead.

7. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?
(a) In perpetual need of a shave.
(b) Six foot five inches tall and not wider than a beer truck.
(c) Wearing a grey sports coat with white golf ball buttons.
(d) Bald with thick black spectacles.

8. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

9. Who is the former owner of radio station KDFK in Beverly Hills?
(a) Mr. Grayle.
(b) Mrs. Grayle.
(c) Lindsay Marriott.
(d) Laird Brunette.

10. For whom is Moose Malloy searching in Chapter 1?
(a) His friend James.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife Susan.
(d) His former girlfriend, Little Velma.

11. In Chapter 11, where does Marlowe find three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) In his own coat pocket.
(b) In Marriott's car.
(c) In his office.
(d) In Marriott's pockets.

12. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Eight thousand dollars.
(c) Eighty thousand dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

13. Who is Giddy Gertie?
(a) Lindsay Marriott's ex-wife.
(b) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(c) The society editor of The Chronicle.
(d) Moose Malloy's new girlfriend.

14. What is the one new piece of furniture in Jessie Florian's home?
(a) A dining room table.
(b) A large cabinet radio.
(c) A green sofa.
(d) A bed.

15. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?
(a) The front desk clerk at the Hotel Sans Souci.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Florian's bouncer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?

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

3. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?

5. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.

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