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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty - Thirty-two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?
(a) The local nurse and medical examiner.
(b) The local beautician and newspaper reporter.
(c) The local bar owner and radio announcer.
(d) The local schoolteacher and mortician.

2. What is in the window of the gift shop next to the Peacock Lounge?
(a) Jeweled decorative boxes.
(b) Small crystal animals.
(c) Gaudy gloves and hats.
(d) Expensive gold jewelry.

3. What does Marlowe tell Birdie?
(a) Marlowe confirms that Muriel's body was discovered but will say nothing else.
(b) Marlowe tells Birdie the whole story, including why he's there and Chess's affair with Crystal.
(c) Marlowe tells Birdie what happened at the lake, leaving out his profession and why he's there.
(d) Marlowe tells Birdie nothing, saying he'll let the sheriff decide what to tell her.

4. How was Mrs. Kingsley killed?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She was stabbed.
(c) She was strangled.
(d) She was hit with a bottle.

5. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?
(a) The canals of Venice.
(b) The Boston harbor.
(c) The Mississippi Delta.
(d) The French riviera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe suggest to Miss Fromsett might have killed Lavery, aside from Mrs. Kingsley?

2. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?

3. When Marlowe confronts Kingsley with the gun from Lavery's, does Kingsley recognize it?

4. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?

5. When Marlowe awakes, what does he reek of?

(see the answer key)

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