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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 is a kindergarten teacher.
(b) She's a paleontologist.
(c) She writes feature articles.
(d) She's an opera singer.

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

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

4. Which of the following items is not in Marlowe's office?
(a) Half-dusted furniture.
(b) An expensive and well-polished mahogany desk.
(c) Dirty net curtains.
(d) A shabby rust-red rug.

5. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) She was driving alone on the highway.
(b) Her name.
(c) He flagged down her car, and she picked him up.
(d) She was driving a chevvy coupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?

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

3. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?

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

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

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