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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?
(a) A framed photo of Marriott.
(b) A silver vase on a strip of peach-colored velvet.
(c) A crystal bowl filled with potpourri.
(d) A white porcelain cat.

3. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) In a closet.
(b) In the trunk of the car.
(c) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.
(d) In the back seat of the car.

4. What does Mr. Grayle interrupt Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle doing in Chapter 18?
(a) Loading bullets into Mrs. Grayle's gun.
(b) Kissing each other.
(c) Phoning Lieutenant Randall about the Marriott murder.
(d) Talking with Anne Riordan about Lindsay Marriott.

5. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's house.
(b) Her house.
(c) Florian's.
(d) A bar named Escondido's.

6. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) In her bed, passed out after drinking too much gin.
(b) On her front porch in a rocker.
(c) At Mrs. Morrison's house.
(d) In her garden, weeding tomatoes and carrots.

7. Who employs the person waiting for Marlowe upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Jules Amthor, the psychic consultant.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?
(a) He wants to hire Marlowe for a job.
(b) He tells Marlowe he knows where Velma and Malloy are.
(c) He wants to invite Marlowe to dinner.
(d) He warns Marlowe to stop asking questions about Velma.

10. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The money from his inside coat pocket.
(b) His watch.
(c) The car, which has been moved to a new location.
(d) Lindsay Marriott.

11. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) At Florian's.
(b) Sitting inside his car.
(c) At the police station.
(d) Waiting in his unlocked reception room for him.

12. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?
(a) Wearing a cornflower in the lapel of his coat.
(b) Wearing a white flannet suit and violet satin scarf.
(c) A fat man with curly hair.
(d) A tall blond man.

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

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

15. What does Marlowe bathe his sore head with at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Rubbing alcohol.
(b) Iced tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Iced water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following people does not meet Marlowe at the Grayle mansion in Chapter 18?

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

4. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

5. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?

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