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

2. What reason does Mrs. Kingsley give for going back to Lavery's after shooting him?
(a) He had taken all her money.
(b) She had left behind a clue to her identity.
(c) She wanted to geet rid of the gun.
(d) She decided to try to frame someone else.

3. What does Marlowe identify as Bill's biggest problem, if he killed Muriel?
(a) Getting rid of Muriel's car.
(b) Getting rid of Muriel's clothes.
(c) Explaining Muriel's disappearance to her friends.
(d) Getting rid of any blood evidence in the house.

4. What does Marlowe do when Mrs. Kingsley mentions the scarf he's wearing?
(a) He takes it off and puts it in his pocket.
(b) He takes it off and wraps it around her neck.
(c) He takes it off and throws it on the floor.
(d) He takes it off and holds it in his hands.

5. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?
(a) The French riviera.
(b) The Boston harbor.
(c) The Mississippi Delta.
(d) The canals of Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mrs. Kingsley's body, when Marlowe awakes?

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

3. Who found Florence Almore's body?

4. Why does Marlowe wipe the gun down with a handkerchief?

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

(see the answer key)

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