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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose appendix bursts in Chapter 33?
(a) Anne Riordan's.
(b) Captain Blane's.
(c) Moose Malloy's.
(d) Marlowe's.
2. Marlowe thinks the men escorting him out of Amthor's house are______________.
(a) Bay City policemen.
(b) Mobsters.
(c) Moose Malloy's buddies.
(d) Amthor's security guards.
3. What does Sergeant Galbraith tell Marlowe in Chapter 33 that he thought Dr. Sonderborg was doing in his house?
(a) Making bootleg whiskey.
(b) Running a gambling hall.
(c) Hiding stolen merchandise.
(d) Selling drugs.
4. Into what building does Red follow Marlowe in Chapter 35?
(a) The Royal Crown.
(b) Florian's.
(c) A bingo hall.
(d) The Belvedere Club.
5. What does Lieutenant Randall accuse Marlowe of stealing?
(a) Jules Amthor's crystal ball.
(b) Lindsay Marriott's three Russian cigarettes.
(c) Mrs. Grayle's jade necklace.
(d) Lindsay Marriott's eight thousand dollars.
6. How does Marlowe escape from his room in Chapter 26?
(a) He dons a white coat and pretends he's a doctor to escape.
(b) He climbs out the window and goes down the fire escape.
(c) He starts a fire and escapes when firemen come to free him.
(d) He ambushes an attendant and steals a set of keys.
7. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Gorilla.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Thor.
8. What kind of car does Second Planting drive at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) A silver Mercedes Benz.
(b) A dark blue Packard sedan.
(c) A red Toyota Camry.
(d) A white Cadillac.
9. According to Jules Amthor, who is a natural medium?
(a) Lindsay Marriott.
(b) Second Planting.
(c) Mrs. Amthor.
(d) Marlowe.
10. What does Lieutenant Randall warn Marlowe to stay away from in Chapter 31?
(a) The temptation of Mrs. Grayle.
(b) The Lindsay Marriott murder investigation.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) The search for Moose Malloy.
11. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Chief Wax.
12. At the beginning of Chapter 26, where does Marlowe find the money that is missing from his wallet?
(a) In his attendant's pockets.
(b) In the drawer of his night stand.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) In a wall safe in his room.
13. What is on the white table in the middle of the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) A milk-white globe or crystal ball.
(b) A stuffed owl.
(c) A photo of Mrs. Grayle.
(d) A jade panther.
14. Whom does Marlowe demand to see inside the Montecito?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Mr. Grayle.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Laird Brunette.
15. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is John Wax?
2. Whom does Marlowe ask to get a message to Moose Malloy?
3. Who , according to Sergeant Galbraith, runs Bay City?
4. In Chapter 38, where does Marlowe think Moose Malloy might be hiding?
5. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 25, where does he find himself?
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