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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty - Thirty-two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does it cost Marlowe to leave his car in the Granada's garage?
(a) Two dollars.
(b) Fifty cents.
(c) A dollar fifty.
(d) A dollar.

2. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?
(a) The local nurse and medical examiner.
(b) The local beautician and newspaper reporter.
(c) The local schoolteacher and mortician.
(d) The local bar owner and radio announcer.

3. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?
(a) He refuses to say.
(b) Yes, she has a target pistol.
(c) No, she does not have a gun.
(d) Yes, she has a small automatic.

4. Who does Marlowe suggest to Miss Fromsett might have killed Lavery, aside from Mrs. Kingsley?
(a) Dr. Almore.
(b) Mr. Kingsley.
(c) Bill Chess.
(d) A stranger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?

2. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?

3. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?

4. Who is waiting for Marlowe in Chess's cabin?

5. What choice does Marlowe give the woman he meets at the Peacock Lounge?

(see the answer key)

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