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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty-three - Thirty-five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the woman Marlowe meets at Lavery's house holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A chain.

2. Does Marlowe think Mrs. Almore was alive when she was brought to the garage?
(a) Yes, he thinks she was in a morphine coma.
(b) No, he thinks she had been gassed upstairs.
(c) No, he thinks she had been poisoned.
(d) Yes, he thinks she was awake.

3. Where does Miss Fromsett say she'll look for the name of Mrs. Almore's parents?
(a) In a death notice in the LA papers.
(b) In the funeral records at the local churches.
(c) In the death records at the town hall.
(d) In the marriage registry at the town hall.

4. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?
(a) An elderly man from the midwest.
(b) A San Francisco private detective.
(c) A Los Angeles cop.
(d) A Las Vegas tough guy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman at the bungalow in Westmore Street assume Marlowe is there for?

2. What is Lavery's first reaction when Marlowe says he's working for Kingsley?

3. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?

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

5. What do the police who stop Marlowe make him do?

(see the answer key)

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