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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is on the walls of Bill Chess's bedroom?
(a) Reproductions of classical paintings.
(b) Photographs of Bill's family.
(c) Botanical prints of local plants.
(d) A set of war maps.

3. What name does Marlowe give the woman he meets in Lavery's house?
(a) Philo Vance.
(b) Perry Martin.
(c) Phillip Marlowe.
(d) Paulo Nuncio.

4. How far behind in his rent does the woman say Lavery is?
(a) Four months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marlowe ask about that makes Bill Chess get defensive?

3. After finding the gold heart, who does Marlowe speculate killed Muriel?

4. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?

5. What car does Lavery drive?

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