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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. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Velma Valento.
(c) Nulty himself.
(d) Velma's sister.

2. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He breaks in through an open window.
(b) Moose Malloy lets him into the house.
(c) Mrs. Morrison lets him in with a spare key.
(d) He lets himself into the unlocked house.

3. What does Mr. Grayle interrupt Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle doing in Chapter 18?
(a) Talking with Anne Riordan about Lindsay Marriott.
(b) Phoning Lieutenant Randall about the Marriott murder.
(c) Kissing each other.
(d) Loading bullets into Mrs. Grayle's gun.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?
(a) Wearing a cornflower in the lapel of his coat.
(b) Wearing a white flannet suit and violet satin scarf.
(c) A fat man with curly hair.
(d) A tall blond man.

5. What does Marlowe bathe his sore head with at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Rubbing alcohol.
(b) Iced water.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe like his coffee?

2. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

3. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.

4. Anne Riordan tells Marlowe that the owner of the stolen jade necklace is ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Lieutenant Nulty's arrest of the wrong man at the beginning of Chapter 13 and what factors make Nulty mistake the man for Moose Malloy.

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

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

4. Who is Second Planting, and what is ironic about his referral to himself as a "Hollywood Indian"?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Anne Riordan reveal about the owner of the stolen jade necklace?

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

7. Why does Marlowe visit Jessie Florian in Chapter 5?

8. Explain what Marlowe finds when he regains consciousness at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

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

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