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

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

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

4. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?
(a) No one Birdie knows of did.
(b) Jim Patton did.
(c) Birdie did.
(d) Bill Chess did.

5. What choice does Marlowe give the woman he meets at the Peacock Lounge?
(a) She must talk with either him or the cops.
(b) She must either come with him, or he'll take her by force.
(c) She must either talk with her husband or get no money.
(d) She must either give herself up, or he'll turn her in.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?

3. What is in the window of the gift shop next to the Peacock Lounge?

4. Where do Marlowe and Miss Fromsett go to talk privately?

5. What do most of the Athletic Club members seem to do in the club library?

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