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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley for?
(a) A selection of photographs of his wife.
(b) A request for information to the police.
(c) A written outline of the terms of their agreement.
(d) A note of introduction to the cabin caretaker.

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

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

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

6. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?
(a) Twenty cents.
(b) Fifteen cents.
(c) Ten cents.
(d) Five cents.

7. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?
(a) Whether he's ready.
(b) Whether he's alone.
(c) Whether he wants to hear the bad news.
(d) Whether he's sitting down.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?
(a) Present his identification.
(b) Pay an impromptu toll.
(c) Roll up his windows.
(d) Take a sobriety test.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?

2. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?

3. What does Derace Kingsley's company make?

4. Why does Marlowe think Almore won't tell him anything about Lavery?

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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