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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Marlowe tell Chess that Kingsley's wife is missing?
(a) When Chess asks why Marlowe is looking though Mrs. Kingsley's clothes.
(b) When Chess asks why Kingsley sent him.
(c) When Chess asks why Marlowe wants to be left alone in the house.
(d) When Chess sees Marlowe's detective license.

2. How does Marlowe describe Adrienne Fromsett?
(a) A hard, tough redhead.
(b) Slight, small, and blonde.
(c) Short, blue-eyed, and black-haired.
(d) Tall, lean, and dark-haired.

3. What impression does Marlowe have from Miss Fromsett, after she gives him Chris Lavery's address?
(a) That Chris Lavery isn't a pleasant thought for her.
(b) That she's seen Chris Lavery, and recently, despite what she says.
(c) That Chris Lavery stirs up pleasant memories.
(d) That she is curious about what business her boss has with Marlowe.

4. What icon does Marlowe have on the business card that he doesn't give to Adrienne Fromsett?
(a) A large eye.
(b) A tommy gun.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A fingerprint.

5. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?
(a) A hundred dollars.
(b) Two hundred dollars.
(c) A hundred and fifty dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Bill Chess throw in the water to recover the body?

4. What is Lavery's first reaction when Marlowe says he's working for Kingsley?

5. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?

(see the answer key)

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