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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?
(a) Jessie Florian admits them.
(b) Mrs. Morrison breaks into the house for them.
(c) Mrs. Morrison lends them her key.
(d) They break in using Lieutenant Randall's knife.

2. What is Marlowe wearing when he comes to at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) A tuxedo.
(b) Institutional cotton flannel pajamas.
(c) A blue terrycloth robe and gray silk pajamas.
(d) A green bathing suit.

3. When Mrs. Grayle arrives, where does Marlowe tell Moose Malloy to hide?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Behind the curtains.
(d) On the patio.

4. For what does Jules Amthor say he has treated Mrs. Grayle?
(a) A speech impediment.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) Depression.

5. What evidence confirms Marlowe's suspicions about why he is hallucinating?
(a) His head aches, and there's a big knot on his forehead.
(b) There are needle marks on his arm.
(c) He has had a similar nervous breakdown before.
(d) He finds an empty whiskey bottle in his room.

6. Whom does Marlowe ask to get a message to Moose Malloy?
(a) Mrs. Morrison.
(b) Laird Brunette.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Mr. Grayle.

7. Who accompanies Marlowe when he visits Mrs. Morrison in Chapter 30?
(a) Lieutenant Randall.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Mrs. Amthor.

8. Who does Moose Malloy realize must have framed him for the bank robbery eight years earlier?
(a) Laird Brunette.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Mrs. Grayle.

9. What shape is the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) Octagonal.
(b) Triangular.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) Circular.

10. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?
(a) An ant.
(b) A spider.
(c) A black bug with a pink head.
(d) A wasp.

11. Which of the following statements does not describe Jules Amthor?
(a) Overweight with a dark mustache.
(b) Deep, expressionless eyes.
(c) Pale, fine white hair and coal-black eyebrows.
(d) Skin as smooth as a rose petal.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 39, where does Mrs. Grayle agree to meet Marlowe?
(a) At the Royal Crown.
(b) At Marlowe's apartment.
(c) At Marlowe's office.
(d) At the Montecito.

13. What does Sergeant Galbraith tell Marlowe in Chapter 33 that he thought Dr. Sonderborg was doing in his house?
(a) Making bootleg whiskey.
(b) Hiding stolen merchandise.
(c) Selling drugs.
(d) Running a gambling hall.

14. At the end of Chapter 28, to where does Marlowe ask Anne to drive him?
(a) His office.
(b) A taxi stand.
(c) His apartment.
(d) The police station.

15. Into what building does Red follow Marlowe in Chapter 35?
(a) The Belvedere Club.
(b) The Royal Crown.
(c) Florian's.
(d) A bingo hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose office does Marlowe walk into at the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What kind of car does Second Planting drive at the beginning of Chapter 21?

3. Who pulls a gun on Marlowe in Chapter 39?

4. How much does Marlowe's dinner at the end of Chapter 34 cost?

5. What does Lieutenant Randall warn Marlowe to stay away from in Chapter 31?

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