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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which policeman does Marlowe give his account of what happened to Marriott in Chapter 12?
(a) Sergeant Galbraith.
(b) Chief Wax.
(c) Lieutenant Nulty.
(d) Lieutenant Randall.

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

3. What does Marlowe do once he and Marriott reach the place where they are to meet the thieves?
(a) He hides behind a tree to observe the thieves.
(b) He sets up a tape recorder to record the meeting.
(c) He leaves Marriott in the car to go on foot to investigate.
(d) He loads his gun with bullets for protection.

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

5. In Chapter 2, whom does Moose Malloy demand to see at Florian's?
(a) A piano player named Dave.
(b) Mr. Montgomery, the night club's manager.
(c) A waiter named Ernest.
(d) A singer named Louise.

6. What word does Jessie Florian use when she refers to a policeman?
(a) Flatfoot.
(b) Copper.
(c) Officer.
(d) Patrolman.

7. Where does Marlowe find Jessie Florian at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) In her bed, passed out after drinking too much gin.
(b) In her garden, weeding tomatoes and carrots.
(c) On her front porch in a rocker.
(d) At Mrs. Morrison's house.

8. Who is Giddy Gertie?
(a) The society editor of The Chronicle.
(b) Jessie Florian's neighbor.
(c) Moose Malloy's new girlfriend.
(d) Lindsay Marriott's ex-wife.

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

10. What does Marlowe notice about the person waiting for him upon his return to his office in Chapter 20?
(a) The person's bad smell.
(b) The person's bloody face.
(c) The person's black eye.
(d) The revolver in the person's hand.

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

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

13. At the beginning of Chapter 15, whose office does Marlowe phone for an appointment?
(a) Mr. Grayle's.
(b) Jules Amthor's.
(c) Anne Riordan's.
(d) Lieutenant Randall's.

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

15. What does Marlowe find hidden in the mouthpieces of Lindsay Marriott's Russian cigarettes?
(a) Coded messages.
(b) His own business card.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Business cards for Jules Amthor, a psychic consultant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?

2. How much money do the thieves want as ransom for the stolen item?

3. What does Anne Riordan do for a living?

4. Where does Anne Riordan want Marlowe to go for a drink at the end of Chapter 11?

5. The thieves order Lindsay Marriott and his lady friend not to tell _________________about the theft.

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