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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 stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?
(a) Marlowe's car doesn't start.
(b) Almore comes out of his house.
(c) Lavery comes out of his house.
(d) A woman walks up the street.

2. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Loitering.
(b) Casing Lavery's house.
(c) Being a public nuissance.
(d) Casing Almore's house.

3. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?
(a) The Central Detective Bureau.
(b) The California Bureau of Investigation.
(c) The Bay City Petty Crimes Division.
(d) The Private Investigator's Licensing Bureau.

4. Who is waiting for Marlowe in Chess's cabin?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Sheriff Patton.
(c) Bill Chess.
(d) Kingsley.

5. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?
(a) Take a sobriety test.
(b) Roll up his windows.
(c) Present his identification.
(d) Pay an impromptu toll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?

3. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley for?

4. How many cars is the garage at Almore's house built to hold?

5. When does Lavery say he was up at Little Fawn Lake?

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