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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Anne Riordan?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty- five.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty- eight.

3. Who is Giddy Gertie?
(a) The society editor of The Chronicle.
(b) Moose Malloy's new girlfriend.
(c) Lindsay Marriott's ex-wife.
(d) Jessie Florian's neighbor.

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

5. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Velma's family.
(c) Velma's attorney.
(d) The police.

6. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Eighty thousand dollars.
(d) Eight thousand dollars.

7. After Malloy flees the murder scene, who phones the police to report the murder Malloy has just committed?
(a) A waitress named Vivian.
(b) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(c) The night club's bouncer.
(d) Marlowe.

8. Why does Marlowe think Mrs. Grayle must have married Mr. Grayle for his money?
(a) Mr. Grayle has a very unpleasant personality.
(b) Mrs. Grayle has innumerable jewels and furs.
(c) Mr. Grayle is a lot older than his beautiful wife.
(d) Mrs. Grayle is beautiful, and Mr. Grayle is ugly.

9. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?
(a) Flatfoot.
(b) Patrolman.
(c) Officer.
(d) Copper.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?
(a) Anne Riordan's.
(b) Jules Amthor's.
(c) Lieutenant Randall's.
(d) Mr. Grayle's.

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

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

13. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) He can't get a pay raise.
(b) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) He can't get a promotion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jessie Florian say her relationship is to Lindsay Marriott?

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

4. Who pulls a small revolver on Marlowe in Chapter 17?

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

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