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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Fei Tsui jade necklace.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) A mink stole.

2. Who is the former owner of radio station KDFK in Beverly Hills?
(a) Laird Brunette.
(b) Lindsay Marriott.
(c) Mr. Grayle.
(d) Mrs. Grayle.

3. Who pulls a small revolver on Marlowe in Chapter 17?
(a) Anne Riordan.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Mrs. Morrison.
(d) Jessie Florian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does a woman point at Marlowe's stomach at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Whom does Moose Malloy kill at Florian's?

3. Where is Marlowe at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. Who took the Russian cigarettes with the paper mouthpieces from Lindsay Marriott's dead body?

5. Whom does Moose Malloy toss out of Florian's in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the novel Farewell My Lovely depict racial prejudice and racial relations between African-American and whites in the 1940's, the era in which the story is set?

2. Why does Marlowe not initially reveal Anne Riordan's identity to Lieutenant Randall?

3. What information does Marlowe uncover about Velma in Chapter 5, and what indications are there that the information may not be entirely reliable?

4. What indications are there in Chapter 19 that Anne Riordan is jealous of Marlowe's attraction to Mrs. Grayle?

5. Discuss Lieutenant Nulty's arrest of the wrong man at the beginning of Chapter 13 and what factors make Nulty mistake the man for Moose Malloy.

6. What story does Lindsay Marriott give Marlowe about his friend's robbery in Chapter 8?

7. Explain what Marlowe finds when he regains consciousness at the beginning of Chapter 10?

8. What steps does Marlowe take to prevent being double-crossed or harmed when he accompanies Lindsay Marriott, and how well do his strategies work?

9. Why does Marlowe visit Jessie Florian in Chapter 5?

10. Who is Second Planting, and what is ironic about his referral to himself as a "Hollywood Indian"?

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