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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. From what job has Anne Riordan's father been fired?
(a) Editor of The Chronicle.
(b) Butler at the Grayle mansion.
(c) Manager of the local bank.
(d) Chief of the Bay City police.

2. Why does Marlowe think Malloy will be easy for the police to find?
(a) He's not too bright.
(b) He's injured and likely to black out.
(c) He's drunk and likely to pass out.
(d) He's very large and is wearing brightly colored clothes.

3. Which of the following is not something that Marlowe discovers is missing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Lindsay Marriott.
(b) His watch.
(c) The car, which has been moved to a new location.
(d) The money from his inside coat pocket.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Lindsay Marriott?
(a) Wearing a white flannet suit and violet satin scarf.
(b) A tall blond man.
(c) A fat man with curly hair.
(d) Wearing a cornflower in the lapel of his coat.

5. According to Lieutenant Nulty in Chapter 7, who has been to visit Jessie Florian after Marlowe's visit to her?
(a) Velma's sister.
(b) Moose Malloy.
(c) Velma Valento.
(d) Nulty himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie Florian say has happened to Velma?

2. Which of the following people does not meet Marlowe at the Grayle mansion in Chapter 18?

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

4. Why is Lieutenant Nulty bitter?

5. Who does Jessie Florian claim has died of a chest cold in Dalhart, Texas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indications are there in Chapter 13 that Marlowe finds Anne Riordan attractive?

2. What is Philip Marlowe's history prior to the beginning of the novel?

3. 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?

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

5. What do Marlowe and Anne Riordan find in Lindsay Marriott's pockets in Chapter 11, and what does Anne suspect about the items?

6. What is unusual about Moose Malloy's appearance?

7. What indications are there of Mr. Grayle's wealth in Chapter 18?

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

9. What indications are there in Chapter 18 that the Grayle marriage is not a happy one?

10. When Marlowe visits Jessie Florian at the opening of Chapter 17, what information does she reveal?

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