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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three - Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Marlowe compare the blonde at the PBX to?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A minx.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A tiger.

2. Where was Crystal Kingsley's car discovered?
(a) The Prescott Hotel.
(b) The Tuscany Hotel.
(c) The Montaign Hotel.
(d) The Austin Arms Resort.

3. What stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?
(a) Marlowe's car doesn't start.
(b) A woman walks up the street.
(c) Lavery comes out of his house.
(d) Almore comes out of his house.

4. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?
(a) An arrangement of lilac.
(b) A spray of manzanita.
(c) A spray of dogwood.
(d) An arrangement of pine cones.

5. Why does Marlowe think Almore won't tell him anything about Lavery?
(a) Because of Almore's face.
(b) Because Almore is a doctor.
(c) Because Almore seems nervous.
(d) Because that's what Marlowe's luck is like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?

2. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?

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

4. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?

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

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