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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. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?
(a) A criminal defense attorney.
(b) A professional basketball player.
(c) A police captain.
(d) A recently released convict.

2. By whom does Marlowe tell Jessie Florian he has been hired to find Little Velma?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Velma's attorney.
(c) Velma's family.
(d) The police.

3. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.
(b) He can't get a promotion.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) He can't get a pay raise.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Lindsay Marriott phone Marlowe?
(a) He warns Marlowe to stop asking questions about Velma.
(b) He wants to hire Marlowe for a job.
(c) He tells Marlowe he knows where Velma and Malloy are.
(d) He wants to invite Marlowe to dinner.

5. What is Philip Marlowe's profession?
(a) He's an accountant.
(b) He's a musician.
(c) He's a private detective.
(d) He's a college professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?

2. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?

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

4. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?

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

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