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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which of the following does not describe Moose Malloy?
(a) Wearing a grey sports coat with white golf ball buttons.
(b) Bald with thick black spectacles.
(c) Six foot five inches tall and not wider than a beer truck.
(d) In perpetual need of a shave.

3. Why does Lindsay Marriott want to hire Philip Marlowe?
(a) To return the stolen jewels to the bank vault.
(b) To spy on his neighbors for him.
(c) To find out who is trying to kill him.
(d) To accompany him to the meeting with the jewel thieves.

4. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.
(a) The police or the woman's insurance company.
(b) The woman's attorney.
(c) The woman's wealthy husband.
(d) The woman's jeweler.

5. Which of the following does Marlowe not reveal to the police about Anne Riordan at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) He flagged down her car, and she picked him up.
(b) Her name.
(c) She was driving a chevvy coupe.
(d) She was driving alone on the highway.

6. When Mrs. Morrison describes a recent male visitor to Jessie Florian's home, Marlowe thinks the visitor is ___________.
(a) Laird Burnett.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Moose Malloy.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

7. Who is Stoyanoffsky?
(a) A man the police mistake for Moose Malloy and arrest in error.
(b) A policeman investigating the Marriott murder.
(c) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(d) Marlowe's landlord.

8. At the end of Chapter 12, who tells Marlowe to leave Marriott's murder investigation to the police?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Chief Wax.
(c) Lieutenant Randall.
(d) Lieutenant Nulty.

9. What does Lindsay Mariott tell Marlowe was stolen from a wealthy lady friend of his a few days ago?
(a) A diamond bracelet.
(b) A mink stole.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) A Fei Tsui jade necklace.

10. Where does Lindsay Marriott hide when Marlowe drives him to meet the thieves?
(a) In the trunk of the car.
(b) In the back seat of the car.
(c) In a closet.
(d) Behind some rose bushes outside the meeting place.

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

12. What does Anne Riordan suspect about the three mysterious Russian cigarettes?
(a) They're marijuana rather than tobacco.
(b) Finding where they were bought will lead to the killer.
(c) They contain the murderer's DNA.
(d) They contain the murderer's fingerprints.

13. What does Jessie Florian try to hide from Marlowe in Chapter 5 until Marlowe pulls it out of the trunk in her bedroom?
(a) A photo of a woman Marlowe believes is Velma Valento.
(b) A letter with Velma's current address on it.
(c) The gun Malloy used to shoot Mr. Montgomery.
(d) A letter revealing who framed Malloy for the bank robbery.

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

15. How long has Malloy been in prison?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?

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

5. Who finds Lindsay Marriott's dead body in Chapter 10?

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