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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twelve - Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kingsley leaves his office, where does he tell Miss Fromsett he is going?
(a) To buy cigarettes.
(b) To get a newspaper.
(c) To get his hair cut.
(d) Home.

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

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

4. What does Bill Chess throw in the water to recover the body?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A large stone.
(c) A metal pipe.
(d) A plank of wood.

5. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?
(a) The sound of a chainsaw.
(b) A motorboat in the water.
(c) A bear somewhere in the woods.
(d) Someone using an axe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?

2. What does Marlowe ask the Prescott Hotel bellhop to bring?

3. How many cars is the garage at Almore's house built to hold?

4. Where does the black Cadillac coupe come from that drives by Marlowe, as he is knocking at Lavery's door?

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

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