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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marlowe open the window of Bill Chess's cabin?
(a) With a lockpick.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With his fist.
(d) With a rock.

2. What does Derace Kingsley's company make?
(a) Bottles and packaging.
(b) Automotive products.
(c) Beauty products.
(d) Cloth and yarn.

3. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?
(a) A motorboat in the water.
(b) The sound of a chainsaw.
(c) Someone using an axe.
(d) A bear somewhere in the woods.

4. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?
(a) Yes, it's a scent she wears all the time.
(b) Yes, it's a scent she wears occassionally.
(c) No, it's a cheaper, synthetic scent.
(d) No, it's the scent of a different type of flower.

5. When does Marlowe tell Chess that Kingsley's wife is missing?
(a) When Chess asks why Marlowe wants to be left alone in the house.
(b) When Chess asks why Marlowe is looking though Mrs. Kingsley's clothes.
(c) When Chess asks why Kingsley sent him.
(d) When Chess sees Marlowe's detective license.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Webber think of the investigation of Mrs. Almore's death?

2. What jarring action does Lavery take before Marlowe leaves?

3. In Captain Webber's office, where does Degarmo sit?

4. What does Degarmo say when Marlowe asks if he should keep their previous meeting private?

5. What does Marlowe tell Mrs. Kingsley to distract her and make her move?

(see the answer key)

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