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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twelve - Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?
(a) His garage.
(b) His porch.
(c) His car.
(d) His window.

2. Degarmo asks Marlowe if someone hired him. Who?
(a) "Her" boyfriend.
(b) "Her" lawyer.
(c) "Her" husband.
(d) "Her" parents.

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

4. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Casing Almore's house.
(b) Loitering.
(c) Casing Lavery's house.
(d) Being a public nuissance.

5. Where was Crystal Kingsley's car discovered?
(a) The Montaign Hotel.
(b) The Austin Arms Resort.
(c) The Tuscany Hotel.
(d) The Prescott Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?

2. What fish does Chess say are in the lake?

3. What is significant about the inscription on the gold heart Marlowe finds?

4. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?

5. Why does Marlowe decide that Almore must know Lavery?

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