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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say will want to talk to Marlowe before the inquest?
(a) The San Bernardino County Sheriff.
(b) The San Bernardino Police Department.
(c) The San Bernardino District Attorney.
(d) The San Bernardino Coroner.

3. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?
(a) The local nurse and medical examiner.
(b) The local schoolteacher and mortician.
(c) The local bar owner and radio announcer.
(d) The local beautician and newspaper reporter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?

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

4. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?

5. What animal does Marlowe compare the blonde at the PBX to?

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