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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What communication did Kingsley receive after his wife went missing?
(a) A package from her.
(b) A phone call from her.
(c) A telegram signed by her.
(d) A letter signed by her.

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

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

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

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

6. What stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?
(a) Marlowe's car doesn't start.
(b) Almore comes out of his house.
(c) Lavery comes out of his house.
(d) A woman walks up the street.

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

8. How does Marlowe describe Adrienne Fromsett?
(a) Short, blue-eyed, and black-haired.
(b) A hard, tough redhead.
(c) Tall, lean, and dark-haired.
(d) Slight, small, and blonde.

9. What reason doe Bill Chess at first assume Marlowe might want to look at the cabin?
(a) Because he might want to buy it.
(b) Because he might be an inspector.
(c) Because he might be interested in architecture.
(d) Because he might find a clue to Crystal Kingsley's whereabouts.

10. What do most of the Athletic Club members seem to do in the club library?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Talk.
(c) Read.
(d) Drink.

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

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

13. What does the sheriff imply about Bill's note from Muriel?
(a) That it might be forged by Bill.
(b) That it might have been written after she disappeared.
(c) That it might be intended to deceive him.
(d) That she might have written it long ago, the last time she left him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What jewelry does Adrienne Fromsett wear?

2. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?

3. When Marlowe gets home, what does he dream about?

4. What does Marlowe ask the Prescott Hotel bellhop to bring?

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

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