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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, where does Marlowe find three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) In Marriott's pockets.
(b) In his own coat pocket.
(c) In his office.
(d) In Marriott's car.

2. Who carries a trust deed on Jessie Florian's home at 1644 West 54th Place?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Lindsay Marriott.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

3. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?
(a) Wearing a grey sports coat with white golf ball buttons.
(b) Bald with thick black spectacles.
(c) Six foot five inches tall and not wider than a beer truck.
(d) In perpetual need of a shave.

4. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

5. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In the back seat of the car.
(d) In the trunk of the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the former owner of radio station KDFK in Beverly Hills?

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

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

4. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?

5. What happens to Marlowe at the end of Chapter 9 once he tells Marriott it looks like the thieves aren't coming?

(see the answer key)

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