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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. 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 seemed willing to talk about his wife.
(d) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.

2. Where did the sheriff find Muriel's anklet?
(a) In a cookie jar.
(b) In a sofa cushion.
(c) In a box of confectioner's sugar.
(d) In a hollowed-out book.

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

4. Where is Mrs. Kingsley's body, when Marlowe awakes?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On a couch.
(d) On a bed.

5. What does Mrs. Kingsley do when Marlowe tells her Bill says she made a pass at him?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She groans.
(c) She admits it.
(d) She laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miss Fromsett say she'll look for the name of Mrs. Almore's parents?

2. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?

3. What does Marlowe do when Mrs. Kingsley mentions the scarf he's wearing?

4. What was the detective who Mrs. Almore's parents hired to investigate her death sent to jail for?

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

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