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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty - Twenty-three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?
(a) Whether he's sitting down.
(b) Whether he's alone.
(c) Whether he wants to hear the bad news.
(d) Whether he's ready.

2. When Marlowe brushes his hair, what does he notice about it?
(a) It's got a lot of gray in it.
(b) It needs to be cut.
(c) It's got blood in it.
(d) It needs to be washed.

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

4. What was the detective who Mrs. Almore's parents hired to investigate her death sent to jail for?
(a) Drunk driving.
(b) Possession of illegal drugs.
(c) Reckless endangerment.
(d) Impersonating a police officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cars is the garage at Almore's house built to hold?

2. Where does Degarmo write down the information Marlowe gives about his client?

3. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?

4. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?

5. Who is in Marlowe's office building when he returns there?

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