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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) Philip Marlowe.
(b) The night club's owner.
(c) A policeman trying to arrest him.
(d) A night club patron.

2. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.
(b) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(c) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(d) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.

3. In what office did Marlowe once work?
(a) The governor's office.
(b) The District Attorney's office.
(c) The police chief's office.
(d) The IRS office.

4. What color hair does Velma have according to Malloy?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Platinum blonde.
(d) Brunette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?

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

3. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?

4. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

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

(see the answer key)

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