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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 28, to where does Marlowe ask Anne to drive him?
(a) A taxi stand.
(b) His apartment.
(c) The police station.
(d) His office.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the place in which Marlowe finds himself at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Marlowe is locked in his room.
(b) There are bars on the windows.
(c) It's painted gray and blue.
(d) The attendants wear white coats and mention strait-jackets.

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

4. How much does Red want for getting Marlowe inside the Montecito?
(a) Twenty-five dollars.
(b) Eighty dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

5. How does Marlowe escape from his room in Chapter 26?
(a) He starts a fire and escapes when firemen come to free him.
(b) He ambushes an attendant and steals a set of keys.
(c) He climbs out the window and goes down the fire escape.
(d) He dons a white coat and pretends he's a doctor to escape.

6. When Mrs. Grayle arrives, where does Marlowe tell Moose Malloy to hide?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Behind the curtains.
(c) On the patio.
(d) In the bathroom.

7. At the end of chapter 28, what smells like dust and tobacco?
(a) Mr. Grayle's library.
(b) Lieutenant Randall's office.
(c) Marlowe's office.
(d) Marlowe's apartment.

8. Who tries to talk Marlowe into returning to his room in Chapter 27?
(a) Moose Malloy.
(b) Jules Amthor.
(c) Dr. Sonderborg.
(d) Second Planting.

9. At the end of Chapter 21, what happens after Marlowe says he thinks Amthor and Marriott worked together to blackmail women?
(a) Amthor laughs and admits Marlowe is right.
(b) Amthor says Second Planting is the real blackmailer.
(c) The lights go out, and Marlowe is attacked in the dark.
(d) Mrs. Amthor appears with a gun in her hand.

10. What is on the white table in the middle of the room into which Mrs. Amthor conducts Marlowe in Chapter 21?
(a) A photo of Mrs. Grayle.
(b) A jade panther.
(c) A milk-white globe or crystal ball.
(d) A stuffed owl.

11. Who does Marlowe punch in the nose at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Mrs. Amthor.
(b) Second Planting.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Jessie Florian.

12. At the end of Chapter 28, where does Anne suggest that Marlowe get some sleep?
(a) At his apartment.
(b) In her apartment.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At a hotel.

13. What does Lieutenant Randall warn Marlowe to stay away from in Chapter 31?
(a) The search for Moose Malloy.
(b) Anne Riordan.
(c) The Lindsay Marriott murder investigation.
(d) The temptation of Mrs. Grayle.

14. Who pulls a gun on Marlowe in Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Grayle.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Jules Amthor.
(d) Anne Riordan.

15. In Chapter 35, why does Marlowe initially fail to get inside the Montecito?
(a) He is rude to the security guards.
(b) He starts a fight with the bouncers.
(c) He has a gun and looks like a cop to the bouncers.
(d) He is not on the list of people to admit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Marlowe ask to get a message to Moose Malloy?

2. At the end of Chapter 40, who turns out to be an international con man wanted by Scotland Yard?

3. Who pulls Marlowe's own gun on Marlowe in Chapter 22?

4. What kind of car does Second Planting drive at the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. When Marlowe regains consciousness in Chapter 23, how many people are with him?

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