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

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

3. How is the Kid linked to Geiger?
(a) He is his brother
(b) He is his lover
(c) He is his cousin
(d) He is his nephew

4. What does Marlowe park his car?
(a) The top of the hill
(b) In a car park
(c) The bottom of the hill
(d) In Geiger's driveway

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lead investigator for the District Attorney?

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

3. What country is Rusty from?

4. What is the man doing in the back room?

5. What does Marlowe pretend to be selling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marlowe make the woman in Geiger's store nervous?

2. What does Ohl's say in his phone conversation to Marlowe?

3. What does Marlowe see inside the house?

4. What does Marlowe report to the Sternwood's butler?

5. What does Brody admit to Marlowe in chapter 16?

6. Describe Vivian's roulette win in chapter 22.

7. How does Marlowe find out what he wants to know at the bookstore?

8. How does Marlowe show his intelligence in chapter 20?

9. What does Marlowe see when he heads outside?

10. Why does Marlowe think that Rusty disappeared?

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