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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the detective who Mrs. Almore's parents hired to investigate her death sent to jail for?
(a) Possession of illegal drugs.
(b) Reckless endangerment.
(c) Drunk driving.
(d) Impersonating a police officer.

2. When does Lavery say he was up at Little Fawn Lake?
(a) The first week in May.
(b) The third week in May.
(c) The last week in April.
(d) The second week in May.

3. When Kingsley leaves his office, where does he tell Miss Fromsett he is going?
(a) To get his hair cut.
(b) To get a newspaper.
(c) Home.
(d) To buy cigarettes.

4. What room does Marlowe find locked?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen pantry.
(c) The den.
(d) A closet.

5. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?
(a) His porch.
(b) His car.
(c) His garage.
(d) His window.

6. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?
(a) The Bay City Petty Crimes Division.
(b) The California Bureau of Investigation.
(c) The Private Investigator's Licensing Bureau.
(d) The Central Detective Bureau.

7. When Marlowe returns to Lavery's house, what does he notice about the door?
(a) It's not quite shut.
(b) It's got scratch marks on it.
(c) It's double-locked.
(d) It's been forced open.

8. How many bullet holes are there in Lavery's chest?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. What car does Lavery drive?
(a) A red sports car.
(b) A blue convertable.
(c) A green sedan.
(d) A sleek, black two-seater.

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

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

12. What floor is Marlowe's room on, at the Prescott Hotel?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The fourh floor.
(c) The eighth floor.
(d) The sixth floor.

13. What impression does Marlowe have from Miss Fromsett, after she gives him Chris Lavery's address?
(a) That Chris Lavery isn't a pleasant thought for her.
(b) That Chris Lavery stirs up pleasant memories.
(c) That she is curious about what business her boss has with Marlowe.
(d) That she's seen Chris Lavery, and recently, despite what she says.

14. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?
(a) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.
(b) That Bill had kept his wife's note.
(c) That Bill seemed upset at his wife's death.
(d) That Bill seemed willing to talk about his wife.

15. What does Marlowe say he's come to see Lavery about?
(a) His car payments.
(b) His stock portfolio.
(c) A bank loan.
(d) The purchase of some jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe tell Birdie?

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

3. What jewelry does Adrienne Fromsett wear?

4. Where does the Prescott Hotel bellhop say he's from?

5. What reason doe Bill Chess at first assume Marlowe might want to look at the cabin?

(see the answer keys)

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