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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Marlowe suggest to Miss Fromsett might have killed Lavery, aside from Mrs. Kingsley?
(a) Mr. Kingsley.
(b) Dr. Almore.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Bill Chess.

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

3. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?
(a) Jim Patton did.
(b) Bill Chess did.
(c) No one Birdie knows of did.
(d) Birdie did.

4. Who does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say will want to talk to Marlowe before the inquest?
(a) The San Bernardino Coroner.
(b) The San Bernardino County Sheriff.
(c) The San Bernardino District Attorney.
(d) The San Bernardino Police Department.

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

6. What is Miss Fromsett's alibi for Lavery's murder?
(a) She was at a restaurant.
(b) She was at the office.
(c) She was at a drug store.
(d) She was at a beauty salon.

7. How well does Miss Fromsett say she knew Mrs. Almore?
(a) Very well, they were intimate friends.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Casually, having met her a couple of times.
(d) Very well as girls, but she hadn't seen her for many years.

8. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?
(a) An arrangement of pine cones.
(b) A spray of dogwood.
(c) An arrangement of lilac.
(d) A spray of manzanita.

9. What condition is the Kingsleys' cabin in?
(a) Messy and disorganized.
(b) Disorganized but clean.
(c) Neat and tidy.
(d) Clean and neat except for some glasses in the sink.

10. What name does Marlowe give the woman he meets in Lavery's house?
(a) Phillip Marlowe.
(b) Perry Martin.
(c) Paulo Nuncio.
(d) Philo Vance.

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

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

13. What animal does Marlowe compare the blonde at the PBX to?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A minx.

14. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?
(a) Gray and yellow.
(b) Black and gold.
(c) Blue and green.
(d) Silver and white.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe use to open the locked door?

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

3. Is the Prescott Hotel bellhop able to identify Crystal Kingsley from Marlowe's photograph?

4. What does Marlowe find in Muriel Chess's bedroom that he thinks she wouldn't have left behind?

5. Where does the black Cadillac coupe come from that drives by Marlowe, as he is knocking at Lavery's door?

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