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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sheriff find Muriel's anklet?
(a) In a box of confectioner's sugar.
(b) In a hollowed-out book.
(c) In a sofa cushion.
(d) In a cookie jar.

2. Why did Lavery think about marrying Crystal Kingsley?
(a) Because she has brains.
(b) Because she has wild ideas.
(c) Because she has money.
(d) Because she has beauty.

3. What is Lavery's first reaction when Marlowe says he's working for Kingsley?
(a) To ask Marlowe in.
(b) To shut the window and not talk with Marlowe.
(c) To tell Marlowe to meet him later, in more privacy.
(d) To phone Kingsley and find out if Marlowe's telling the truth.

4. What reason does Lavery give that Crystal Kingsley might have wanted to get back at him?
(a) He stole money from her.
(b) She saw him with someone else.
(c) He fought with her, and they broke up.
(d) He stood her up.

5. Where does the Prescott Hotel bellhop say he's from?
(a) Rock Cove, Maine.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) Amarillo, Texas.
(d) Short Springs, Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe ask about that makes Bill Chess get defensive?

2. What reason doe Bill Chess at first assume Marlowe might want to look at the cabin?

3. Is the Prescott Hotel bellhop able to identify Crystal Kingsley from Marlowe's photograph?

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

5. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?

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