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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 does Marlowe tell Chess that Kingsley's wife is missing?
(a) When Chess asks why Kingsley sent him.
(b) When Chess asks why Marlowe wants to be left alone in the house.
(c) When Chess asks why Marlowe is looking though Mrs. Kingsley's clothes.
(d) When Chess sees Marlowe's detective license.

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

3. What is significant about the inscription on the gold heart Marlowe finds?
(a) The date June 28.
(b) The year 1938.
(c) The name Mildred.
(d) The name Al.

4. What car does Lavery drive?
(a) A red sports car.
(b) A blue convertable.
(c) A green sedan.
(d) A sleek, black two-seater.

5. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?
(a) Twenty cents.
(b) Fifteen cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) Five cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe find in Muriel Chess's bedroom that he thinks she wouldn't have left behind?

2. What does Bill Chess throw in the water to recover the body?

3. How does Marlowe describe Adrienne Fromsett?

4. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?

5. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?

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