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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen - Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the initials on the handkerchief Marlowe finds in Lavery's room?
(a) C.K.
(b) M.H.
(c) M.C.
(d) A.F.

2. What does the sheriff imply about Bill's note from Muriel?
(a) That it might have been written after she disappeared.
(b) That it might be intended to deceive him.
(c) That it might be forged by Bill.
(d) That she might have written it long ago, the last time she left him.

3. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) A hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) A hundred and fifty dollars.

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

5. What does Marlowe see in the water that looks like underwatter flooring?
(a) A sunken boat landing.
(b) A sunken swimming float.
(c) A sunken walkway.
(d) A cabin that's fallen into the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building is Derace Kingsley's office in?

2. How long does Kingsley say he'll give Marlowe?

3. What name does Marlowe give the woman he meets in Lavery's house?

4. What icon does Marlowe have on the business card that he doesn't give to Adrienne Fromsett?

5. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?

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