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

2. Why does Marlowe wipe the gun down with a handkerchief?
(a) He doesn't want any fingerprints on it.
(b) He doesn't want Kingsley's fingerprints on it.
(c) He doesn't want his own fingerprints on it.
(d) He doesn't want the murderer's fingerprints on it.

3. What reason does Lavery give that Crystal Kingsley might have wanted to get back at him?
(a) She saw him with someone else.
(b) He stood her up.
(c) He stole money from her.
(d) He fought with her, and they broke up.

4. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?
(a) He refuses to say.
(b) Yes, she has a target pistol.
(c) No, she does not have a gun.
(d) Yes, she has a small automatic.

5. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Casing Lavery's house.
(c) Casing Almore's house.
(d) Being a public nuissance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did the sheriff find Muriel's anklet?

4. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?

5. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?

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