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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?
(a) Little Velma.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Mike Florian.
(d) The new owner of Florian's.

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

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

4. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?
(a) African Americans.
(b) Malloy's ex-wife and her family.
(c) An Italian gang.
(d) An Irish gang.

5. At the end of Chapter 18, where do Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle agree to meet at ten o'clock that night?
(a) Florian's.
(b) Marlowe's office.
(c) The Hotel Sans Souci.
(d) The Belevedere Club.

6. Anne Riordan tells Marlowe that the owner of the stolen jade necklace is ______________.
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Jessie Florian.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Jules Amthor.

7. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?
(a) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.
(b) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(c) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(d) He is attacked by a doberman.

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

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

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

11. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?

2. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?

3. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?

4. In Chapter 20, how much does Marlowe tell his visitor that it will cost for Marlowe to accompany the person to his employer's home?

5. Which of the following items is not in Marlowe's office?

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