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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne Riordan do for a living?
(a) She writes feature articles.
(b) She's an opera singer.
(c) She is a kindergarten teacher.
(d) She's a paleontologist.

2. Why does Marlowe always leave the door of the little reception room leading into his office unlocked?
(a) The door's lock is broken, and he can't afford to get it fixed.
(b) In case he gets a client and the client wants to wait for him.
(c) He lets a homeless man sleep there.
(d) He forgets his key a lot, so he leaves the door unlocked.

3. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?
(a) The front desk clerk at the Hotel Sans Souci.
(b) Florian's bouncer.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

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

5. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?
(a) A ruby pendant.
(b) A diamond bracelet.
(c) A mink stole.
(d) A Fei Tsui jade necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What voice does Marlowe hear at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?

3. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What does Marlowe bathe his sore head with at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. Who is Stoyanoffsky?

(see the answer key)

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