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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car do the Sternwood's own?
(a) Rolls Royce
(b) Mercedes
(c) Packard
(d) Bentley

2. What does Marlowe tell Brody he can frame him for?
(a) Robbery
(b) Murder
(c) Adultery
(d) Blackmail

3. What does Marlowe accuse Eddie of protecting?
(a) Geiger's porn business
(b) A murderer
(c) Carmen
(d) His own interests

4. What country is Rusty from?
(a) Ireland
(b) Jamaica
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Scotland

5. What is the man doing in the back room?
(a) Reading porn
(b) Packing up boxes
(c) Talking to himself
(d) Talking on the phone

6. What kind of car pulls into Geiger's driveway?
(a) A Chevette
(b) A Packard
(c) A Bentley
(d) A Volkswagon

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

8. What kind of car does Brody say he saw outside of Geiger's house?
(a) A Mercedes
(b) A Buick
(c) A Stationwagon
(d) A Volkswagon

9. What does Marlowe follow in this chapter?
(a) Geiger's cab
(b) Geiger's deliverly truck
(c) General Sternwood's wheelchair
(d) Carmen's car

10. Whose apartment does Marlowe visit in this chapter?
(a) Geiger's
(b) Brody's
(c) His own
(d) Carmen's

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

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

13. What does Carmen demand from Brody?
(a) His gun
(b) Money
(c) Her pictures
(d) His hand in marriage

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

15. On what page does Ben Hur have a duplicated line?
(a) 340
(b) 116
(c) 120
(d) 44

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marlowe talk to in chapter three?

2. What sound comes from Geiger's house?

3. Where does the truck go to?

4. Who does Marlowe call in this chapter?

5. What does the man hide behind in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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