View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malloy do to the bouncer at Florian's in Chapter 2?
(a) He gives the bouncer a counterfeit twenty dollar bill.
(b) He gives the bouncer a very small tip.
(c) He knocks the man out.
(d) He fires the bouncer.

2. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?
(a) A criminal defense attorney.
(b) A professional basketball player.
(c) A police captain.
(d) A recently released convict.

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

4. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(b) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(c) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.
(d) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.

5. Who phones Marlowe at the end of Chapter 17 asking him to come to the Grayle mansion within an hour?
(a) The Grayle butler.
(b) Mrs. Grayle.
(c) Lieutant Randall.
(d) Anne Riordan.

6. 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 trips and sprains his ankle.
(c) He is attacked by a doberman.
(d) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.

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

8. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?
(a) She's Jessie Florian's nosy next door neighbor.
(b) She's Jessie Florian's best friend.
(c) She's Jessie Florian's sister.
(d) She's Jessie Florian's cousin.

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

10. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?
(a) He's drunk and likely to pass out.
(b) He's injured and likely to black out.
(c) He's very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.
(d) He's not too bright.

11. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(b) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(c) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(d) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.

12. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Lieutenant Randall.
(d) Anne Riordan.

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

14. How does Marlowe like his coffee?
(a) Black.
(b) With sugar only.
(c) With cream only.
(d) With sugar and cream.

15. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A month.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

2. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

3. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?

4. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?

5. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 629 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample