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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) At Mrs. Morrison's house.
(b) In her bed, passed out after drinking too much gin.
(c) On her front porch in a rocker.
(d) In her garden, weeding tomatoes and carrots.

2. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Velma Valento.
(b) Velma's sister.
(c) Nulty himself.
(d) Moose Malloy.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 18, where do Marlowe and Mrs. Grayle agree to meet at ten o'clock that night?
(a) Florian's.
(b) The Hotel Sans Souci.
(c) The Belevedere Club.
(d) Marlowe's office.

5. For what reason has Marlowe been fired from a job in the past?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Insubordination.
(c) Perpetual tardiness.
(d) Poor job performance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what job has Anne Riordan's father been fired?

3. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?

4. In the photo that Marlowe gives Lieutenant of Little Velma, what kind of costume is Velma wearing?

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

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