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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. What does Dr. Sonderborg actually do in his house?
(a) Prints counterfeit money.
(b) Holds kidnap victims for ransom.
(c) Hides criminals wanted by the police.
(d) Changes criminals' faces with plastic surgery.

2. Who pulls a gun on Marlowe in Chapter 39?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Mrs. Grayle.

3. When Marlowe begins to hallucinate in Chapter 25, what does he realize?
(a) He has been drugged.
(b) He has suffered a concussion.
(c) He has lost his mind.
(d) He drank too much whiskey at Amthor's, and he's drunk.

4. What transportation does Marlowe initially take to the Montecito in Chapter 35?
(a) A bus.
(b) A water taxi.
(c) A train.
(d) A plane.

5. Who is the Bay City Chief of Detectives?
(a) Captain Blane.
(b) Lieutenant Nulty.
(c) Sergeant Galbraith.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Grayle arrives, where does Marlowe tell Moose Malloy to hide?

2. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 25, where does he find himself?

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Red?

4. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 23, how many people are with him?

5. What color are the walls, ceiling, and rugs in the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Red manages to get Marlowe onto the Montecito in Chapter 37.

2. In Chapter 33, what explanation does Sergeant Galbraith give for putting Marlowe into Sonderborg's hospital?

3. Who does Marlowe see reading a newspaper in Chapter 26, and what does this person's presence indicate about Amthor and the two policemen who escorted Marlowe out of Amthor's house?

4. In Chapter 25, what evidence indicates to Marlowe that he has been drugged?

5. Compare Jules Amthor's appearance with his wife's.

6. Explain how Officer Olson is a red herring in Chapter 35.

7. In Chapter 37, Red asks more than once if he may accompany Marlowe onto the Montecito, but Marlowe says that he prefers to do this alone. Discuss another example of Marlowe's desire to do things on his own and remain a loner in the novel.

8. Explain the lie in which Mrs. Morrison is caught in Chapter 30 and how that lie affects her credibility.

9. Why is Marlowe rejected by the bouncers for the Montecito?

10. Discuss Marlowe's meeting with Chief Wax in Chapter 32 and what it indicates about both the chief and the Bay City police department.

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