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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marlowe find Moose Malloy at the beginning of Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Morrison brings Moose to Marlowe.
(b) Marlowe spots Moose at the bingo hall in Bay City.
(c) Moose lets himself into Marlowe's apartment.
(d) Marlowe spots Moose gambling on Laird Brunette's boat.

2. Whose office does Marlowe walk into at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Moose Malloy's.
(b) Dr. Sonderborg's.
(c) Jules Amthor's.
(d) Mr. Grayle's.

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

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

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

6. What color are the walls, ceiling, and rugs in the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

7. Who is the beak-nosed man who questions Marlowe about Red in Chapter 35?
(a) One of Laird Burnette's thugs.
(b) Officer Olson of the Bay City police force.
(c) One of Jules Amthor's thugs.
(d) One of Moose Malloy's friends.

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

9. How much money does Marlowe give the hot dog vendor?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) A quarter.

10. What is Sergeant Galbraith's response in Chapter 33 when Marlowe asks if there is a connection between Dr. Sonderborg and Jules Amthor?
(a) There is no connection as the men don't know each other.
(b) Both Amthor and Sonderborg work for Laird Brunette.
(c) Sonderborg works for Amthor.
(d) Amthor works for Sonderborg.

11. What do the men escorting Marlowe out of Jules Amthor's house at the beginning of Chapter 24 say Amthor accuses Marlowe of trying to do to him?
(a) Rob him.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Run him out of business.
(d) Blackmail him.

12. Where does Marlowe find a gun in Chapter 27?
(a) Under his mattress.
(b) In Mrs. Amthor's purse.
(c) One of Dr. Sonderborg's drawers.
(d) On a bookcase shelf.

13. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?
(a) Thor.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Gorilla.
(d) Hemingway.

14. What is the real name of the big cop who escorts Marlowe out of Jules Amthor's house and to whom Marlowe assigns a nickname?
(a) Sergeant Joseph.
(b) Lieutenant Davis.
(c) Sergeant Galbraith.
(d) Lieutenant Maxwell.

15. Who turns out to be Little Velma in Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Morrison.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Mrs. Amthor.
(d) Mrs. Grayle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?

2. How do Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?

3. Whose appendix bursts in Chapter 33?

4. When Marlowe begins to hallucinate in Chapter 25, what does he realize?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 26, where does Marlowe find the money that is missing from his wallet?

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