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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who found Florence Almore's body?
(a) Lou Condy.
(b) Miss Fromsett.
(c) Chris Lavery.
(d) Dr. Almore.

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

4. What does Marlowe find in Muriel Chess's bedroom that he thinks she wouldn't have left behind?
(a) A tailored suit.
(b) An expensive necklace.
(c) A silk slip.
(d) A fashionable new hat.

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

6. How far behind in his rent does the woman say Lavery is?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four months.

7. When does Marlowe tell Chess that Kingsley's wife is missing?
(a) When Chess sees Marlowe's detective license.
(b) When Chess asks why Kingsley sent him.
(c) When Chess asks why Marlowe wants to be left alone in the house.
(d) When Chess asks why Marlowe is looking though Mrs. Kingsley's clothes.

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

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

10. How long does Kingsley say he'll give Marlowe?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) Four minutes.

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

12. What does Marlowe see in the water that looks like underwatter flooring?
(a) A sunken walkway.
(b) A cabin that's fallen into the water.
(c) A sunken swimming float.
(d) A sunken boat landing.

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

14. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Being a public nuissance.
(b) Casing Almore's house.
(c) Casing Lavery's house.
(d) Loitering.

15. What is Lavery's first reaction when Marlowe says he's working for Kingsley?
(a) To shut the window and not talk with Marlowe.
(b) To ask Marlowe in.
(c) To tell Marlowe to meet him later, in more privacy.
(d) To phone Kingsley and find out if Marlowe's telling the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room does Marlowe find locked?

2. How does Marlowe open the window of Bill Chess's cabin?

3. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?

4. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley for?

5. When does Lavery say he was up at Little Fawn Lake?

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