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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 39, whom does Marlowe accuse of murdering Lindsay Marriott?
(a) Mrs. Morrison.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Anne Riordan.

2. At the end of chapter 28, what smells like dust and tobacco?
(a) Marlowe's apartment.
(b) Lieutenant Randall's office.
(c) Mr. Grayle's library.
(d) Marlowe's office.

3. How is Jessie Florian murdered?
(a) She's beaten to death.
(b) She's shot.
(c) She's poisoned.
(d) She's stabbed to death.

4. What is the Montecito?
(a) The Grayle mansion.
(b) A Bay City museum.
(c) One of Laird Burnette's gambling boats.
(d) Lindsay Marriott's estate.

5. What does Mrs. Morrison lie about in Chapter 30?
(a) Jessie Florian's mail delivery.
(b) Moose Malloy's activities.
(c) Mrs. Grayle's relationship with Lindsay Marriott.
(d) Marlowe's treatment of her.

6. What transportation does Marlowe initially take to the Montecito in Chapter 35?
(a) A water taxi.
(b) A train.
(c) A bus.
(d) A plane.

7. Whose appendix bursts in Chapter 33?
(a) Marlowe's.
(b) Captain Blane's.
(c) Anne Riordan's.
(d) Moose Malloy's.

8. Which of the following statements does not describe Mrs. Jules Amthor?
(a) A dark, thin wasted Asiatic face.
(b) Dry and dark hands.
(c) Sleek coiled hair.
(d) Thin and blonde.

9. What does Dr. Sonderborg actually do in his house?
(a) Changes criminals' faces with plastic surgery.
(b) Prints counterfeit money.
(c) Holds kidnap victims for ransom.
(d) Hides criminals wanted by the police.

10. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?
(a) Chief Wax.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Marlowe.

11. What is on the white table in the middle of the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) A stuffed owl.
(b) A photo of Mrs. Grayle.
(c) A milk-white globe or crystal ball.
(d) A jade panther.

12. Which police officer does Marlowe tell John Wax he wants to use as muscle?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Sergeant Galbraith.
(d) Captain Blane.

13. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Jules Amthor.
(b) Mrs. Amthor.
(c) Second Planting.
(d) Jessie Florian.

14. Which of the following statements does not describe the place in which Marlowe finds himself at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) It's painted gray and blue.
(b) Marlowe is locked in his room.
(c) There are bars on the windows.
(d) The attendants wear white coats and mention strait-jackets.

15. In Chapter 38, where does Marlowe think Moose Malloy might be hiding?
(a) In Jules Amthor's house.
(b) At Mrs. Morrison's house.
(c) In the Grayle mansion.
(d) On the Montecito.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 39, where does Mrs. Grayle agree to meet Marlowe?

2. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?

3. According to Jules Amthor, who is a natural medium?

4. Who , according to Sergeant Galbraith, runs Bay City?

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

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