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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. Why does Marlowe think Mrs. Grayle must have married Mr. Grayle for his money?
(a) Mrs. Grayle has innumerable jewels and furs.
(b) Mr. Grayle has a very unpleasant personality.
(c) Mr. Grayle is a lot older than his beautiful wife.
(d) Mrs. Grayle is beautiful, and Mr. Grayle is ugly.

2. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?
(a) A crystal bowl filled with potpourri.
(b) A white porcelain cat.
(c) A framed photo of Marriott.
(d) A silver vase on a strip of peach-colored velvet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is Moose Malloy searching in Chapter 1?

2. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?

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

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare and contrast Lieutenant Nulty and Lieutenant Randall.

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

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

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

6. What reasons does Marlowe give Anne Riordan in Chapter 19 for why he can't solve the question of who stole Mrs. Grayle's jade necklace?

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

8. In what ways are Marlowe and Anne Riordan mirror characters?

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

10. How does the novel Farewell My Lovely depict racial prejudice and racial relations between African-American and whites in the 1940's, the era in which the story is set?

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