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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe tell Mrs. Kingsley to distract her and make her move?
(a) That he's heard a noise out in the hallway.
(b) That she's too close and the gun safety isn't off.
(c) That he saw a man moving behind the curtain.
(d) That her gun is going to misfire.

2. Where does Marlowe say Patton could look for evidence that Degarmo is the killer?
(a) On the butt of Degarmo's gun.
(b) On the back of Degarmo's neck.
(c) Under the fingernails of Degarmo's right hand.
(d) On Degarmo's chest.

3. What do the police who stop Marlowe make him do?
(a) Take a white pill.
(b) Drink whiskey.
(c) Give them the keys to his car.
(d) Give them his gun.

4. Who do the Graysons suspect Dr. Almore of having an affair with?
(a) Mildred Haviland.
(b) Miss Fromsett.
(c) Crystal Kingsley.
(d) A woman whose name neither one knows.

5. What does Degarmo call the other cop at the scene of the murder Marlowe is framed for?
(a) Red.
(b) Mac.
(c) Shorty.
(d) Killer.

6. What nationality is the boy who comes into the Peacock Lounge to sell papers?
(a) Mexican.
(b) Italian.
(c) Irish.
(d) Polish.

7. What does Miss Fromsett say when Degarmo and Marlowe ask her where Kingsley is?
(a) That she knows but won't tell them.
(b) That she doesn't know.
(c) That she will tell them tomorrow.
(d) That she can't tell them whether she knows.

8. Who talked to Mrs. Kingsley when she called to ask for money?
(a) Mr. Kingsley.
(b) The telephone operator.
(c) Miss Fromsett.
(d) Marlowe.

9. How does H.G. Talbot's shirt fit Marlowe?
(a) It is a little too tight.
(b) It fits him perfectly.
(c) It is so small he can't fit his arms in it.
(d) It is too large.

10. What misleading statement does Marlowe give Degarmo?
(a) That he doesn't remember what happened after he arrived in the apartment.
(b) That Mrs. Kingsley didn't confess to anything before pulling the gun.
(c) That he saw the face of the man who hit him.
(d) That he saw Kingsley wearing the scarf earlier in the evening.

11. When Marlowe reveals that Mrs. Kingsley has been dead for over a month, what does Kingsley do with his hands?
(a) He clenches his fists.
(b) He smacks Degarmo.
(c) He grabs Marlowe's arm.
(d) He grabs his face.

12. Who does Eddie tell his partner he hasn't called, because he thought homicide would do it?
(a) The crime scene photographers.
(b) The coronor.
(c) The district attorney.
(d) The fingerprint technicians.

13. Where is Mrs. Kingsley's body, when Marlowe awakes?
(a) On a couch.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On a bed.
(d) In the bathtub.

14. When Degarmo notices Marlowe is limping, what does he ask?
(a) If Marlowe had an accident.
(b) If Marlowe got into a fight.
(c) If Marlowe slept wrong.
(d) If Marlowe tripped over something.

15. What is Dobbs doing in two weeks?
(a) He's going to work as a security guard.
(b) He's retiring.
(c) He's going into the army.
(d) He's getting promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Degarmo's status with the police at the time of the murder Marlowe is framed for?

2. What does Mrs. Talley threaten to do if Marlowe won't leave?

3. What does Webber take off his desk and break, more than once during his interview with Marlowe?

4. What does the woman at the bungalow in Westmore Street assume Marlowe is there for?

5. In Captain Webber's office, where does Degarmo sit?

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