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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 Malloy will be easy for the police to find?
(a) He's not too bright.
(b) He's drunk and likely to pass out.
(c) He's very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.
(d) He's injured and likely to black out.

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

3. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Eight years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten years.

4. How old is Anne Riordan?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty- eight.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty- five.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?

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

4. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

5. Why does Marlowe think Mrs. Grayle must have married Mr. Grayle for his money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What is Philip Marlowe's history prior to the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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