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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Geiger's dead body surrounded by?
(a) Photos
(b) Candles
(c) Books
(d) Broken glass

2. What does Brody have?
(a) Geiger's clothes
(b) Geiger's books
(c) Geiger's photos
(d) Money

3. Who does Carmen say killed Geiger?
(a) Rusty Regan
(b) Vivian
(c) Owen Taylor
(d) Joe Brody

4. Where does Eddie find a patch of blood?
(a) In the dining room
(b) In the front room
(c) In the drawing room
(d) In the kitchen

5. Where does Marlowe find Geiger's dead body?
(a) The kitchen
(b) A bedroom
(c) The drawing room
(d) The dining room

6. When does the woman say Geiger will be back?
(a) Lunchtime
(b) Tomorrow
(c) Next week
(d) Dinnertime

7. What does the butler offer to do for Marlowe?
(a) Call a cab
(b) make him a drink
(c) Call the police
(d) Give him money

8. How many guns does Marlowe have at the end of the chapter?
(a) Six
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

9. What color hair does Agnes have?
(a) Red
(b) Brown
(c) Black
(d) Blonde

10. Which edition of Ben Hur is Marlowe looking for?
(a) Third edition
(b) Second edition
(c) First edition
(d) Fifth edition

11. Where does the butler take Marlowe?
(a) The greenhouse
(b) The hallway
(c) The kitchen
(d) The drawing room

12. How old is Philip Marlowe?
(a) 25
(b) 29
(c) 33
(d) 41

13. Where is the woman hiding?
(a) Behind a curtain
(b) Behind the setee
(c) In the loft
(d) In the bathroom

14. What does Marlowe pretend to be selling?
(a) Pornography
(b) Guns
(c) Drugs
(d) Information

15. How many men does Eddie have in his car?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Two
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe invite back to his main office?

2. What is Owen's position with the Sternwood family?

3. What is written in the blue book?

4. What does Marlowe accuse Eddie of protecting?

5. What color hair does Eddie Mars have?

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