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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 29, how long has Lieutenant Randall been searching for Marlowe?
(a) Two days.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five hours.

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

5. Who pulls a gun on Marlowe in Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Anne Riordan.

6. What does Marlowe eat at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Apple pie and ice cream.
(b) A large breakfast of boiled eggs, toast, and coffee.
(c) A ham and swiss cheese sandwich.
(d) A steak and baked potato with a salad.

7. Who is Sergeant Galbraith?
(a) The Bay City cop who commits Marlowe to the sanitarium.
(b) An army officer who knows Moose Malloy.
(c) Jules Amthor's brother.
(d) A cop investigating Jessie Florian's murder.

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

9. According to Jules Amthor, who is stupid?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Second Planting.
(d) Marlowe.

10. What is the source of the Riordan family money?
(a) Blackmail.
(b) A family restaurant that is very popular and prosperous.
(c) Oil.
(d) Wise investments.

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

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

13. According to Jules Amthor, who is a natural medium?
(a) Lindsay Marriott.
(b) Mrs. Amthor.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Second Planting.

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

15. How much does Marlowe's dinner at the end of Chapter 34 cost?
(a) One dollar.
(b) A dollar and ten cents.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Eighty-five cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Marlowe ask to get a message to Moose Malloy?

2. How does Red get Marlowe into the Montecito?

3. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Marlowe initially tell Lieutenant Randall he has been while Randall has been searching for him?

5. Who is the beak-nosed man who questions Marlowe about Red in Chapter 35?

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