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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 evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?
(a) That Bill seemed willing to talk about his wife.
(b) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.
(c) That Bill seemed upset at his wife's death.
(d) That Bill had kept his wife's note.

2. 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 has been arrested.
(d) De Soto is dead.

3. What icon does Marlowe have on the business card that he doesn't give to Adrienne Fromsett?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A tommy gun.
(c) A large eye.
(d) A fingerprint.

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

5. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?
(a) Almore has opened his window curtains.
(b) Almore takes his telephone out on the back porch.
(c) Marlowe takes out a pair of binoculars to look through a crack in the curtains.
(d) Marlowe sneaks up to the house and looks through the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Marlowe in Chess's cabin?

2. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?

3. What condition is the Kingsleys' cabin in?

4. What is on the walls of Bill Chess's bedroom?

5. When Kingsley leaves his office, where does he tell Miss Fromsett he is going?

(see the answer key)

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