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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Mrs. Jules Amthor?
(a) Sleek coiled hair.
(b) Thin and blonde.
(c) Dry and dark hands.
(d) A dark, thin wasted Asiatic face.

3. At the end of Chapter 18, where do Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle agree to meet at ten o'clock that night?
(a) The Hotel Sans Souci.
(b) The Belevedere Club.
(c) Marlowe's office.
(d) Florian's.

4. Marlowe thinks the men escorting him out of Amthor's house are______________.
(a) Moose Malloy's buddies.
(b) Bay City policemen.
(c) Amthor's security guards.
(d) Mobsters.

5. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(b) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(c) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(d) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Morrison say that Jessie Florian receives at the first of every month?

2. According to Jules Amthor, who is stupid?

3. What does Jessie Florian say her relationship is to Lindsay Marriott?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe what Marlowe sees as he approaches Jessie Florian's home?

5. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

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