View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Webber take off his desk and break, more than once during his interview with Marlowe?
(a) Matches.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. What does the woman at the bungalow in Westmore Street assume Marlowe is there for?
(a) To collect an unpaid bill.
(b) To involve Talley in a crime.
(c) To arrest Talley.
(d) To tell her where Talley is.

3. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?
(a) Black and gold.
(b) Gray and yellow.
(c) Silver and white.
(d) Blue and green.

4. Why does Cooney want to beat up Marlowe, after Dobbs tells him to stop?
(a) Marlowe spit at him.
(b) Marlowe hit him in the face and made his nose bleed.
(c) Marlowe hit him in his sore knee, where he'd once been shot.
(d) Marlowe insulted him.

5. In Captain Webber's office, where does Degarmo sit?
(a) Behind the desk in a large chair.
(b) Close enough to Marlowe to grab him.
(c) At the end of the desk.
(d) Next to the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose car is in Kingsley's garage when Degarmo and Marlowe go to Kingsley's house?

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

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

4. What floor is Marlowe's room on, at the Prescott Hotel?

5. How long does Kingsley say he'll give Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 306 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample