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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 get his hair cut.
(b) Home.
(c) To buy cigarettes.
(d) To get a newspaper.

2. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?
(a) An arrangement of pine cones.
(b) A spray of dogwood.
(c) A spray of manzanita.
(d) An arrangement of lilac.

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

4. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?
(a) De Soto is retired.
(b) There's no one named De Soto at the department.
(c) De Soto is dead.
(d) De Soto has been arrested.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe identify as Bill's biggest problem, if he killed Muriel?

2. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?

3. What impression does Marlowe have from Miss Fromsett, after she gives him Chris Lavery's address?

4. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?

5. What stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?

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