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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?
(a) He trips and sprains his ankle.
(b) He is attacked by a doberman.
(c) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(d) Someone ambushes him from behind and knocks him out.

2. Who is Stoyanoffsky?
(a) A man the police mistake for Moose Malloy and arrest in error.
(b) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(c) Marlowe's landlord.
(d) A policeman investigating the Marriott murder.

3. Who carries a trust deed on Jessie Florian's home at 1644 West 54th Place?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Mrs. Grayle.
(d) Moose Malloy.

4. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?
(a) Chief Wax.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

5. In Chapter 5, what beverage does Marlowe share with Jessie Florian to loosen her tongue and win her confidence?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) A pint of bourbon.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) Buttermilk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?

2. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?

3. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

5. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Lindsay Marriott give Marlowe about his friend's robbery in Chapter 8?

2. What does Marlowe find hidden inside Lindsay Marlowe's cigarettes, and what does he think the hidden items indicate?

3. What do Marlowe and Anne Riordan find in Lindsay Marriott's pockets in Chapter 11, and what does Anne suspect about the items?

4. What does Anne Riordan observe about Marlowe's office, and what does his office indicate about Marlowe?

5. Who is Little Velma, and why is Moose Malloy looking for the woman?

6. What indications are there in Chapter 13 that Marlowe finds Anne Riordan attractive?

7. What indications are there in Chapter 18 that the Grayle marriage is not a happy one?

8. Describe Jessie Florian and the condition of her home when Marlowe visits it in Chapter 5.

9. Why does Marlowe agree to help with Lieutenant Nulty's investigation after initially hesitating to do so?

10. What indications are there of Mr. Grayle's wealth in Chapter 18?

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