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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?
(a) He opens the safe.
(b) He gets a file out of his desk drawer.
(c) He takes the phone off the hook and turns off the intercom.
(d) He lights a cigar.

2. Who is waiting for Marlowe in Chess's cabin?
(a) Sheriff Patton.
(b) Bill Chess.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Kingsley.

3. When Marlowe gets home, what does he dream about?
(a) Being in Sheriff Patton's jail.
(b) Being underwater with the corpse.
(c) Being stuck in a hot room with the bellhop.
(d) Being alone in the woods with a deer.

4. What icon does Marlowe have on the business card that he doesn't give to Adrienne Fromsett?
(a) A tommy gun.
(b) A fingerprint.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A large eye.

5. What car does Lavery drive?
(a) A blue convertable.
(b) A sleek, black two-seater.
(c) A red sports car.
(d) A green sedan.

6. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?
(a) Black and gold.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Gray and yellow.
(d) Silver and white.

7. How long does Kingsley say he'll give Marlowe?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Four minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Three minutes.

8. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?
(a) Whether he's sitting down.
(b) Whether he wants to hear the bad news.
(c) Whether he's ready.
(d) Whether he's alone.

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

10. When Marlowe confronts Kingsley with the gun from Lavery's, does Kingsley recognize it?
(a) Yes, he says it's his wife's gun.
(b) Yes, he says it's his gun.
(c) No, he's certain he's never seen it before.
(d) No, he can't be sure.

11. What is Lavery's arm like when Marlowe pulls at it?
(a) Warm and pliable.
(b) Cold and pliable.
(c) Cold and stiff.
(d) Warm and stiff.

12. When Kingsley leaves his office, where does he tell Miss Fromsett he is going?
(a) Home.
(b) To get a newspaper.
(c) To buy cigarettes.
(d) To get his hair cut.

13. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?
(a) Almore takes his telephone out on the back porch.
(b) Marlowe sneaks up to the house and looks through the window.
(c) Marlowe takes out a pair of binoculars to look through a crack in the curtains.
(d) Almore has opened his window curtains.

14. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?
(a) No one Birdie knows of did.
(b) Jim Patton did.
(c) Bill Chess did.
(d) Birdie did.

15. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?
(a) A hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) A hundred and fifty dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?

2. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?

3. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?

4. What color are the drapes and carpet in Kingsley's private office?

5. What does Marlowe say he's come to see Lavery about?

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