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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Degarmo first pulls his gun, where is it pointed?
(a) At the floor.
(b) At Kingsley.
(c) At Marlowe.
(d) At Patton.

2. What does Marlowe believe Almore saw?
(a) Degarmo following Lavery.
(b) The gun that Lavery was killed with.
(c) Degamo giving money to his former wife.
(d) Degarmo's former wife at Lavery's house.

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

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

5. How long does Mrs. Talley say she has been sick?
(a) A week.
(b) Forever.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

6. Whose car is in Kingsley's garage when Degarmo and Marlowe go to Kingsley's house?
(a) The gardner's.
(b) The maid's.
(c) The cook's.
(d) The butler's.

7. What does Mrs. Talley threaten to do if Marlowe won't leave?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Have his license taken away.
(d) Scream.

8. What does Patton say he would have done, if he'd thought of the idea that the body in the lake might have been Crystal Kingsley instead of Muriel Chess?
(a) Tracked down the woman going under the name of Crystal Kingsley.
(b) Found a way to identify the body positively.
(c) Thrown the idea out as too far-fetched.
(d) Gone to the Los Angeles police.

9. What does Marlowe think of Degarmo's tactics?
(a) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are sly.
(b) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are funny.
(c) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are stupid.
(d) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are clever.

10. How does Degarmo leave the area of Kingsley's cabin?
(a) In Kingsley's car.
(b) In Marlowe's car.
(c) In Andy's car.
(d) In Patton's car.

11. Does Kingsley say he was in Bay City the previous night?
(a) No, he says he thought about it but didn't go.
(b) No, he says he didn't go there.
(c) Yes, he says he drove around but didn't see Marlowe or his wife.
(d) Yes, he says he followed Marlowe.

12. What did Talley steal from Florence Almore's body?
(a) A small beaded coin purse.
(b) A white silk glove.
(c) A red lace handkerchief.
(d) A green velvet shoe.

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

14. By what nickname does Miss Fromsett call Derace Kingsley?
(a) King.
(b) Dirk.
(c) Derry.
(d) D.K.

15. Where does Marlowe suggest Muriel Chess drowned Crystal Kingsley?
(a) In the Chess's bathtub.
(b) In the lake.
(c) In a washtub outside the cabin.
(d) In the Kingsley's bathtub.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Grayson doing, when Marlowe comes to visit the Graysons?

2. How was Mrs. Kingsley killed?

3. Where does Patton's gunshot hit?

4. What does Degarmo say when Marlowe asks if he should keep their previous meeting private?

5. Who is the envelope Marlowe finds in his office from?

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