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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. What does Marlowe do when Mrs. Kingsley mentions the scarf he's wearing?
(a) He takes it off and holds it in his hands.
(b) He takes it off and puts it in his pocket.
(c) He takes it off and wraps it around her neck.
(d) He takes it off and throws it on the floor.

2. When Marlowe awakes, what does he reek of?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Gin.
(c) Rum.
(d) Tequilla.

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

4. What is Miss Fromsett's alibi for Lavery's murder?
(a) She was at a drug store.
(b) She was at a beauty salon.
(c) She was at a restaurant.
(d) She was at the office.

5. What does Mrs. Kingsley do when Marlowe tells her Bill says she made a pass at him?
(a) She groans.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She admits it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What choice does Marlowe give the woman he meets at the Peacock Lounge?

2. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?

3. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?

4. Where do Marlowe and Miss Fromsett go to talk privately?

5. What nationality is the boy who comes into the Peacock Lounge to sell papers?

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