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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?
(a) A Fei Tsui jade necklace.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) A mink stole.

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

4. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Murder.
(c) Driving while intoxicated.
(d) Robbing a bank.

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

6. 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.

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

8. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The woman's jeweler.
(b) The woman's attorney.
(c) The police or the woman's insurance company.
(d) The woman's wealthy husband.

9. 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) A line of yellowish half-washed clothes on a rusty wire.
(c) A neatly painted white picket fence and white house.
(d) Last year's unpruned poinsettias against the cracked wall.

10. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's.
(b) Marriott's.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty's.
(d) His own as he regains consciousness.

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

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

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

14. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?
(a) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(b) A man flirting with Little Velma.
(c) A policeman.
(d) The night club's bouncer.

15. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?

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

5. Who is parked outside the gate waiting for Marlowe when he leaves the Grayle estate at the beginning of Chapter 19?

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