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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marlowe initially tell Lieutenant Randall he has been while Randall has been searching for him?
(a) On vacation in Mexico.
(b) In a hospital.
(c) At Mrs. Grayle's mansion.
(d) In New York investigating a case.

2. Whose office does Marlowe walk into at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Dr. Sonderborg's.
(b) Moose Malloy's.
(c) Mr. Grayle's.
(d) Jules Amthor's.

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

4. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?
(a) Gorilla.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Thor.

5. How long has Mike Florian been dead at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A month.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?

2. Whom does John Wax phone in Chapter 32 to verify Marlowe's claims?

3. In Chapter 4, who tells Marlowe that Mike Florian's widow Jessie is still alive?

4. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

5. What color is Anne Riordan's hair?

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