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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?
(a) The night club's owner.
(b) A night club patron.
(c) Philip Marlowe.
(d) A policeman trying to arrest him.

2. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

3. For what crime was Malloy falsely accused and sent to prison?
(a) Driving while intoxicated.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Murder.
(d) Robbing a bank.

4. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?
(a) A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.
(b) His bookie, Louis.
(c) A missing schoolteacher named Leigh Jordan.
(d) His secretary, Cassandra.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?

3. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?

4. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

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