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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Forty - Forty-one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Degarmo asks Marlowe if someone hired him. Who?
(a) "Her" parents.
(b) "Her" lawyer.
(c) "Her" boyfriend.
(d) "Her" husband.

2. When Degarmo first pulls his gun, where is it pointed?
(a) At Kingsley.
(b) At Marlowe.
(c) At the floor.
(d) At Patton.

3. Why does Marlowe wipe the gun down with a handkerchief?
(a) He doesn't want the murderer's fingerprints on it.
(b) He doesn't want any fingerprints on it.
(c) He doesn't want his own fingerprints on it.
(d) He doesn't want Kingsley's fingerprints on it.

4. What does Lavery tell Marlowe about Crystal Kingsley?
(a) He won't tell Marlowe where she is or whether he even knows.
(b) He went to El Paso with her briefly but doesn't know where she is.
(c) He didn't go to El Paso with her and doesn't know where she is.
(d) He says he knows where she is but won't tell Marlowe.

5. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?
(a) He gets a file out of his desk drawer.
(b) He lights a cigar.
(c) He opens the safe.
(d) He takes the phone off the hook and turns off the intercom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found Florence Almore's body?

2. What is the woman Marlowe meets at Lavery's house holding?

3. Where does Miss Fromsett say she'll look for the name of Mrs. Almore's parents?

4. How does Marlowe describe Adrienne Fromsett?

5. What evidence does Marlowe have that Degarmo killed his wife?

(see the answer key)

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