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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition is the Kingsleys' cabin in?
(a) Clean and neat except for some glasses in the sink.
(b) Messy and disorganized.
(c) Disorganized but clean.
(d) Neat and tidy.

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

3. What does Marlowe ask about that makes Bill Chess get defensive?
(a) Whether Chess has lived there long.
(b) Whether there is central heating.
(c) Whether the beds are comfortable.
(d) Whether Kingsley comes up often.

4. 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 Marlowe wants to be left alone in the house.
(c) When Chess sees Marlowe's detective license.
(d) When Chess asks why Kingsley sent him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lavery say he was up at Little Fawn Lake?

2. How does Marlowe describe Adrienne Fromsett?

3. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?

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

5. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?

(see the answer key)

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