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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. When Marlowe awakes, what does he reek of?
(a) Rum.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Tequilla.

2. How well does Miss Fromsett say she knew Mrs. Almore?
(a) Casually, having met her a couple of times.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Very well as girls, but she hadn't seen her for many years.
(d) Very well, they were intimate friends.

3. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?
(a) Twenty cents.
(b) Fifteen cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) Five cents.

4. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?
(a) A Las Vegas tough guy.
(b) A Los Angeles cop.
(c) A San Francisco private detective.
(d) An elderly man from the midwest.

5. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?
(a) That Bill seemed upset at his wife's death.
(b) That Bill had kept his wife's note.
(c) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.
(d) That Bill seemed willing to talk about his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe open the window of Bill Chess's cabin?

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

3. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?

4. What reason does Mrs. Kingsley give for going back to Lavery's after shooting him?

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

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