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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Owen's position with the Sternwood family?
(a) Waiter
(b) Butler
(c) Chauffer
(d) Cook

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

3. Where does Marlowe find the blue leather book?
(a) A cupboard
(b) Behind a cushion
(c) In the loft
(d) A metal box

4. Whose bedroom did the id move Geiger's body?
(a) Carmen's bedroom
(b) Geiger's bedroom
(c) The spare bedroom
(d) The Kid's bedroom

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Eddie have in his car?

2. Who does Vivian think Marlowe is looking for?

3. Who does Marlowe find at Geiger's house?

4. Who owns Gieger's house?

5. What is missing from the camera?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marlowe return to Geiger's house?

2. What does Marlowe find out about Eddie in chapter 13?

3. Describe what happens at the abandoned oil well in chapter 3.

4. What two important people do Marlowe and Ohls meet in chapter 18?

5. Describe the Sternwood house

6. What does Carmen remember from the night before?

7. Describe the fight that takes place in chapter 15?

8. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

9. How does Marlowe kill Canino?

10. What does Marlowe tell Eddie on the phone?

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