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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Kingsley afraid his wife might get in trouble for?
(a) Using drugs.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Using an assumed identity.
(d) Drunk driving.

3. 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.

4. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?
(a) Marlowe takes out a pair of binoculars to look through a crack in the curtains.
(b) Almore takes his telephone out on the back porch.
(c) Almore has opened his window curtains.
(d) Marlowe sneaks up to the house and looks through the window.

5. What does Marlowe ask the Prescott Hotel bellhop to bring?
(a) Extra blankets.
(b) The hotel register.
(c) Ginger ale, glasses, and ice.
(d) A steak dinner and beer.

6. Where do Marlowe and Miss Fromsett go to talk privately?
(a) Into Kingsley's office.
(b) Into a supply room.
(c) Into an empty conference room.
(d) Into a luchroom.

7. What jarring action does Lavery take before Marlowe leaves?
(a) He slams the window shut.
(b) He bangs his fist on the wall.
(c) He laughs suddenly and inappropriately.
(d) He spits on the rug.

8. Why does Marlowe decide that Almore must know Lavery?
(a) Because they have the only two houses on the block.
(b) Because of how Almore looks at him.
(c) Because their houses look so similar to each other.
(d) Because he sees a note from Almore in Lavery's house.

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

10. 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.

11. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?
(a) Yes, she has a target pistol.
(b) No, she does not have a gun.
(c) He refuses to say.
(d) Yes, she has a small automatic.

12. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?
(a) A San Francisco private detective.
(b) An elderly man from the midwest.
(c) A Las Vegas tough guy.
(d) A Los Angeles cop.

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

14. What does Derace Kingsley's company make?
(a) Automotive products.
(b) Beauty products.
(c) Bottles and packaging.
(d) Cloth and yarn.

15. What is on the mirror-topped table in Lavery's bedroom?
(a) A crystal greyhound and a crystal cigarette box.
(b) A purple water bowl and pitcher.
(c) A sculpture of a dove and one of a fox.
(d) A wooden pipe and a tobacco pouch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fish does Chess say are in the lake?

3. Degarmo asks Marlowe if someone hired him. Who?

4. How far behind in his rent does the woman say Lavery is?

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

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