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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Kingsley say he'll give Marlowe?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) Four minutes.

2. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?
(a) He lights a cigar.
(b) He opens the safe.
(c) He gets a file out of his desk drawer.
(d) He takes the phone off the hook and turns off the intercom.

3. When was the party that Kingsley's wife was supposed to go to, but that she never showed up for?
(a) July 1.
(b) June 12.
(c) May 30.
(d) July 14.

4. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?
(a) Investigate Muriel Chess's death.
(b) Explain why he's there and testify at an inquest.
(c) Stay in the mountain town at least a week.
(d) Drop the case.

5. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?
(a) A Las Vegas tough guy.
(b) An elderly man from the midwest.
(c) A Los Angeles cop.
(d) A San Francisco private detective.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Marlowe decide that Almore must know Lavery?

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

4. What fish does Chess say are in the lake?

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

(see the answer key)

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