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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(b) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(c) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.
(d) A letter with Velma's current address on it.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?
(a) She says Velma is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
(b) She says Velma's dead.
(c) She says Velma is in a mental institution.
(d) She says Velma's married.

10. Who is Stoyanoffsky?
(a) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(b) A man the police mistake for Moose Malloy and arrest in error.
(c) Marlowe's landlord.
(d) A policeman investigating the Marriott murder.

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

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

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

14. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Lying on the ground.
(b) At the airport.
(c) On Mrs. Grayle's sofa.
(d) In jail.

15. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
(a) He hides behind a tree to observe the thieves.
(b) He loads his gun with bullets for protection.
(c) He leaves Marriott in the car to go on foot to investigate.
(d) He sets up a tape recorder to record the meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?

2. What color is Anne Riordan's hair?

3. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

4. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.

5. Why does Marlowe always leave the door of the little reception room leading into his office unlocked?

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