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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malloy do to the bouncer at Florian's in Chapter 2?
(a) He fires the bouncer.
(b) He knocks the man out.
(c) He gives the bouncer a very small tip.
(d) He gives the bouncer a counterfeit twenty dollar bill.

2. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?
(a) She says Velma is in the hospital with tuberculosis.
(b) She says Velma is in a mental institution.
(c) She says Velma's married.
(d) She says Velma's dead.

3. Who has taken over the ownership and patronage of Florian's since Malloy's last visit there?
(a) African Americans.
(b) An Irish gang.
(c) Malloy's ex-wife and her family.
(d) An Italian gang.

4. What does Mrs. Grayle tell Marlowe the robbers returned to her the night of her robbery?
(a) Her diamond bracelet.
(b) Her ruby pendant.
(c) Her stolen purse.
(d) One of the rings they had just stolen from her.

5. In the photo that Marlowe gives Lieutenant of Little Velma, what kind of costume is Velma wearing?
(a) A ballerina costume.
(b) A wicked witch costume.
(c) An angel costume.
(d) A clown costume.

6. What is Mrs. Morrison's relationship with Jessie Florian?
(a) She's Jessie Florian's sister.
(b) She's Jessie Florian's cousin.
(c) She's Jessie Florian's nosy next door neighbor.
(d) She's Jessie Florian's best friend.

7. How does Marlowe like his coffee?
(a) With sugar only.
(b) With cream only.
(c) Black.
(d) With sugar and cream.

8. 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.

9. How old is Anne Riordan?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty- eight.
(c) Thirty- five.
(d) Twenty.

10. Who is Moose Malloy, the man Marlowe meets outside Florian's night club?
(a) A professional basketball player.
(b) A recently released convict.
(c) A police captain.
(d) A criminal defense attorney.

11. In what office did Marlowe once work?
(a) The governor's office.
(b) The IRS office.
(c) The police chief's office.
(d) The District Attorney's office.

12. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?
(a) He can't get a pay raise.
(b) He can't get a promotion.
(c) His wife has just left him.
(d) The department only gives him low-priority cases to solve.

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

14. As the novel opens, who is Marlowe trying to find?
(a) A missing barber named Dimitrios Aleidis.
(b) His bookie, Louis.
(c) A missing schoolteacher named Leigh Jordan.
(d) His secretary, Cassandra.

15. Which of the following people does not meet Marlowe at the Grayle mansion in Chapter 18?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Lieutenant Randall.
(c) Mr. Grayle.
(d) Anne Riordan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the envelope that Jessie Florian gives Marlowe in Chapter 5?

2. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?

3. Why does Marlowe always leave the door of the little reception room leading into his office unlocked?

4. How does Marlowe get into Jessie Florian's house at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What fee does Marlowe demand for accepting the job Lindsay Marriott offers him?

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