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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?
(a) De Soto has been arrested.
(b) There's no one named De Soto at the department.
(c) De Soto is retired.
(d) De Soto is dead.

3. When Marlowe returns to the lake with the police, what has Bill Chess done?
(a) Pulled the body out of the water.
(b) Gone to his cabin and passed out, drunk.
(c) Gone missing.
(d) Fainted on the edge of the lake.

4. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley for?
(a) A written outline of the terms of their agreement.
(b) A selection of photographs of his wife.
(c) A request for information to the police.
(d) A note of introduction to the cabin caretaker.

5. How does Marlowe open the window of Bill Chess's cabin?
(a) With a rock.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With his fist.
(d) With a lockpick.

6. What are the initials on the handkerchief Marlowe finds in Lavery's room?
(a) M.C.
(b) A.F.
(c) M.H.
(d) C.K.

7. What does Bill Chess throw in the water to recover the body?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A plank of wood.
(c) A metal pipe.
(d) A large stone.

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

9. 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.

10. What does Marlowe tell Birdie?
(a) Marlowe tells Birdie what happened at the lake, leaving out his profession and why he's there.
(b) Marlowe confirms that Muriel's body was discovered but will say nothing else.
(c) Marlowe tells Birdie nothing, saying he'll let the sheriff decide what to tell her.
(d) Marlowe tells Birdie the whole story, including why he's there and Chess's affair with Crystal.

11. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?
(a) Yes, it's a scent she wears all the time.
(b) No, it's a cheaper, synthetic scent.
(c) No, it's the scent of a different type of flower.
(d) Yes, it's a scent she wears occassionally.

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

13. What does Marlowe ask about that makes Bill Chess get defensive?
(a) Whether Kingsley comes up often.
(b) Whether Chess has lived there long.
(c) Whether there is central heating.
(d) Whether the beds are comfortable.

14. When Marlowe gets home, what does he dream about?
(a) Being alone in the woods with a deer.
(b) Being in Sheriff Patton's jail.
(c) Being stuck in a hot room with the bellhop.
(d) Being underwater with the corpse.

15. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?
(a) Drop the case.
(b) Explain why he's there and testify at an inquest.
(c) Stay in the mountain town at least a week.
(d) Investigate Muriel Chess's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lavery tell Marlowe about Crystal Kingsley?

2. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?

3. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?

4. What jewelry does Adrienne Fromsett wear?

5. What does Marlowe identify as Bill's biggest problem, if he killed Muriel?

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