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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. Who is John Wax?
(a) The Bay City police chief.
(b) The LA police commissioner.
(c) The mayor of Bay City.
(d) The New York police chief.

2. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?
(a) Jules Amthor.
(b) Mrs. Amthor.
(c) Second Planting.
(d) Jessie Florian.

3. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?
(a) Lieutenant Nulty.
(b) Chief Wax.
(c) Anne Riordan.
(d) Marlowe.

4. Who chokes Marlowe in Chapter 22?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Mrs. Amthor.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Second Planting.

5. Where does Marlowe initially tell Lieutenant Randall he has been while Randall has been searching for him?
(a) On vacation in Mexico.
(b) At Mrs. Grayle's mansion.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In New York investigating a case.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe find Moose Malloy at the beginning of Chapter 39?

2. How much does Marlowe's dinner at the end of Chapter 34 cost?

3. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?

4. What does Lieutenant Randall find when he goes to Dr. Sonderborg's house in Chapter 31?

5. What is Marlowe wearing when he comes to at the beginning of Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlowe taking a ride in another large dark-colored sedan in Chapter 21 foreshadow?

2. Why does Marlowe leave a message for Moose Malloy with Laird Brunette in Chapter 38?

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. Where is Moose Malloy's murderer eventually found, and what is her ultimate fate in the novel?

5. What evidence implicates Moose Malloy in Jessie Florian's murder?

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

7. What does the fact that the two rough-looking characters tending to Marlowe in Chapter 23 and 24 are policeman indicate about the Bay City police force?

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

9. What does the fact that Marlowe goes to Anne Riordan's home after he escapes form Dr. Sonderborg's sanitarium indicate about his relationship with Anne?

10. Describe Marlowe's interactions with the hot dog vendor in Chapter 34 and what information Marlowe hopes to obtain from the vendor.

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