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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nine - Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?
(a) A bear somewhere in the woods.
(b) A motorboat in the water.
(c) The sound of a chainsaw.
(d) Someone using an axe.

2. What color are the drapes and carpet in Kingsley's private office?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

3. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?
(a) Fifteen cents.
(b) Twenty cents.
(c) Five cents.
(d) Ten cents.

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

5. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?
(a) His garage.
(b) His car.
(c) His window.
(d) His porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?

2. What stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?

3. What icon does Marlowe have on the business card that he doesn't give to Adrienne Fromsett?

4. When Marlowe returns to the lake with the police, what has Bill Chess done?

5. What reason does Lavery give that Crystal Kingsley might have wanted to get back at him?

(see the answer key)

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