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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. Which of the following items is not in Marlowe's office?
(a) Dirty net curtains.
(b) A shabby rust-red rug.
(c) Half-dusted furniture.
(d) An expensive and well-polished mahogany desk.

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

3. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?
(a) The person's bad smell.
(b) The person's bloody face.
(c) The revolver in the person's hand.
(d) The person's black eye.

4. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(b) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(c) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.
(d) To spy on his neighbors for him.

5. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Grayle interrupt Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle doing in Chapter 18?

3. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?

4. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?

5. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marlowe not initially reveal Anne Riordan's identity to Lieutenant Randall?

2. What steps does Marlowe take to prevent being double-crossed or harmed when he accompanies Lindsay Marriott, and how well do his strategies work?

3. What information does Marlowe uncover about Velma in Chapter 5, and what indications are there that the information may not be entirely reliable?

4. Compare and contrast Lieutenant Nulty and Lieutenant Randall.

5. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter, and why does he ask Marlowe to help with the investigation of Sam Montgomery's murder?

6. In Chapter 6, why is Marlowe skeptical when Lieutenant Nulty says the police are closing in on Moose Malloy?

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

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

9. What is unusual about Moose Malloy's appearance?

10. Who is Mrs. Morrison, and how does she help Marlowe's investigation in Chapter 16?

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