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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37-41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the source of the Riordan family money?
(a) Blackmail.
(b) A family restaurant that is very popular and prosperous.
(c) Oil.
(d) Wise investments.

2. In Chapter 31, what kind of insect does Marlowe see crawling across Lieutenant Randall's desk?
(a) An ant.
(b) A spider.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A black bug with a pink head.

3. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He breaks in through an open window.
(b) He lets himself into the unlocked house.
(c) Mrs. Morrison lets him in with a spare key.
(d) Moose Malloy lets him into the house.

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

5. What does Lieutenant Randall accuse Marlowe of stealing?
(a) Mrs. Grayle's jade necklace.
(b) Lindsay Marriott's eight thousand dollars.
(c) Jules Amthor's crystal ball.
(d) Lindsay Marriott's three Russian cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?

2. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?

3. What nickname does Marlowe give the big man escorting him out of Amthor's house?

4. What evidence confirms Marlowe's suspicions about why he is hallucinating?

5. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

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