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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Marlowe think Mrs. Almore was alive when she was brought to the garage?
(a) No, he thinks she had been poisoned.
(b) Yes, he thinks she was awake.
(c) Yes, he thinks she was in a morphine coma.
(d) No, he thinks she had been gassed upstairs.

2. Where does the black Cadillac coupe come from that drives by Marlowe, as he is knocking at Lavery's door?
(a) The cross-street to the north.
(b) The house across the street from Lavery's.
(c) The cross-street to the south.
(d) The house next to Lavery's.

3. What does Marlowe hear as he sits in his jail cell?
(a) A woman screaming.
(b) A man rattling on the bars.
(c) A guard laughing.
(d) A harmonica playing.

4. Who does Marlowe suggest to Miss Fromsett might have killed Lavery, aside from Mrs. Kingsley?
(a) Mr. Kingsley.
(b) Dr. Almore.
(c) Bill Chess.
(d) A stranger.

5. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?
(a) Roll up his windows.
(b) Pay an impromptu toll.
(c) Present his identification.
(d) Take a sobriety test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe identify as Bill's biggest problem, if he killed Muriel?

2. What does Lavery tell Marlowe about Crystal Kingsley?

3. When was the party that Kingsley's wife was supposed to go to, but that she never showed up for?

4. Why does Marlowe think Almore won't tell him anything about Lavery?

5. What building is Derace Kingsley's office in?

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