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

2. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) His wife has just left him.
(b) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(c) He can't get a promotion.
(d) He can't get a pay raise.

3. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Perpetual tardiness.
(c) Insubordination.
(d) Poor job performance.

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

5. Where does Marlowe find Anne Riordan at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) At Florian's.
(b) At the police station.
(c) Sitting inside his car.
(d) Waiting in his unlocked reception room for him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 20, how much does Marlowe tell his visitor that it will cost for Marlowe to accompany the person to his employer's home?

4. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?

5. In what office did Marlowe once work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. When Marlowe visits Jessie Florian at the opening of Chapter 17, what information does she reveal?

9. 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?

10. Why does Lindsay Marriott want Marlowe to accompany him to meet the jewel thieves?

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