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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-seven - Twenty-nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do the Graysons suspect Dr. Almore of having an affair with?
(a) Mildred Haviland.
(b) Crystal Kingsley.
(c) Miss Fromsett.
(d) A woman whose name neither one knows.

3. Why did Lavery think about marrying Crystal Kingsley?
(a) Because she has brains.
(b) Because she has money.
(c) Because she has wild ideas.
(d) Because she has beauty.

4. What color is the scarf Miss Fromsett gives Marlowe to wear, to identify him?
(a) Blue and purple.
(b) Black and gold.
(c) Green and yellow.
(d) Orange and red.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?

2. What floor is Marlowe's room on, at the Prescott Hotel?

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

4. Why does Marlowe wipe the gun down with a handkerchief?

5. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?

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