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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne Riordan say she wants from Marlowe at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) Fifty dollars for helping him solve his case.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A proposal of marriage.
(d) An interview for her newspaper.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees inside the Montecito?
(a) Dancing girls.
(b) A bar and some stools.
(c) A Faro table.
(d) Roulette wheels.

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

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

5. 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.

6. At the end of Chapter 40, who turns out to be an international con man wanted by Scotland Yard?
(a) Laird Brunette.
(b) Jules Amthor.
(c) Red.
(d) Lindsay Marriott.

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

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

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

10. How does Red get Marlowe into the Montecito?
(a) Through a ventilator shaft with the grating removed.
(b) By bribing one of the bouncers to admit Marlowe.
(c) He and Marlowe overpower the guards to get inside.
(d) He and Marlowe disguise themselves as waiters.

11. At the end of Chapter 28, where does Anne suggest that Marlowe get some sleep?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) In her apartment.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At his apartment.

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

13. Who shoots Moose Malloy in Chapter 39?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Jules Amthor.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Marlowe.

14. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 23, how many people are with him?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

15. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 25, where does he find himself?
(a) In Jules Amthor's basement.
(b) In the back of a Bay City policeman's car.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a sanitarium.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does Marlowe demand to see inside the Montecito?

5. Where is Little Velma found in Chapter 41?

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