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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?
(a) Lieutenant Randall.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Chief Wax.
(d) Anne Riordan.

2. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?
(a) Florian's.
(b) Santa Monica Boulevard.
(c) Purissima Canyon.
(d) Mrs. Grayle's mansion.

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

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

5. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?
(a) A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.
(b) A missing schoolteacher named Leigh Jordan.
(c) His bookie, Louis.
(d) His secretary, Cassandra.

6. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He lets himself into the unlocked house.
(b) Mrs. Morrison lets him in with a spare key.
(c) Moose Malloy lets him into the house.
(d) He breaks in through an open window.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) They contain the murderer's fingerprints.
(b) They're marijuana rather than tobacco.
(c) Finding where they were bought will lead to the killer.
(d) They contain the murderer's DNA.

13. Which of the following people does not meet Marlowe at the Grayle mansion in Chapter 18?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

14. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Go by himself to the police station.
(b) Search for Marlowe's killers.
(c) Go home to sleep.
(d) Go to the doctor for his head injury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who phones Marlowe at the end of Chapter 17 asking him to come to the Grayle mansion within an hour?

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

3. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

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

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