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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lieutenant Randall and Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house in Chapter 30?
(a) Mrs. Morrison breaks into the house for them.
(b) Mrs. Morrison lends them her key.
(c) They break in using Lieutenant Randall's knife.
(d) Jessie Florian admits them.

2. What rests atop Lindsay Marriott's piano?
(a) A white porcelain cat.
(b) A crystal bowl filled with potpourri.
(c) A silver vase on a strip of peach-colored velvet.
(d) A framed photo of Marriott.

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

4. What does Lieutenant Randall find when he goes to Dr. Sonderborg's house in Chapter 31?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's stolen jade necklace.
(b) The house is locked up and empty, and the doctor is gone.
(c) Moose Malloy's corpse.
(d) A cache of drugs and guns.

5. Who is John Wax?
(a) The LA police commissioner.
(b) The Bay City police chief.
(c) The mayor of Bay City.
(d) The New York police chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?

2. Where does Marlowe find a gun in Chapter 27?

3. Who tells Lieutenant Randall about Sam Montgomery's murder at Florian's?

4. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?

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

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