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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?
(a) Copper.
(b) Officer.
(c) Flatfoot.
(d) Patrolman.

2. What color is Anne Riordan's hair?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Platinum blonde.

3. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?
(a) Mike Florian.
(b) Little Velma.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) The new owner of Florian's.

4. 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 revolver in the person's hand.
(c) The person's bloody face.
(d) The person's bad smell.

5. In the photo that Marlowe gives Lieutenant of Little Velma, what kind of costume is Velma wearing?
(a) A clown costume.
(b) A wicked witch costume.
(c) An angel costume.
(d) A ballerina costume.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what place do Marlowe and Marriott go to meet the thieves in Chapter 9?

2. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?

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

4. What does Marlowe prefer to do rather than go with Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 11?

5. Whom does John Wax phone in Chapter 32 to verify Marlowe's claims?

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