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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlowe do with his gun when he's stopped by the police?
(a) He puts it in his lap.
(b) He puts it back in the glove compartment.
(c) He hides it in his pocket.
(d) He holsters it.

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

3. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?
(a) The French riviera.
(b) The canals of Venice.
(c) The Mississippi Delta.
(d) The Boston harbor.

4. What color is Captain Webber's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

5. What does Marlowe do when Mrs. Kingsley mentions the scarf he's wearing?
(a) He takes it off and wraps it around her neck.
(b) He takes it off and throws it on the floor.
(c) He takes it off and holds it in his hands.
(d) He takes it off and puts it in his pocket.

6. When Marlowe returns to Lavery's house to report the murder, what sound does he hear in the quiet house?
(a) The hum of a heater in the bedroom.
(b) The ticking of a clock in the living room.
(c) Dripping water from the bathroom.
(d) The buzz of bees from the back yard.

7. What is in the window of the gift shop next to the Peacock Lounge?
(a) Jeweled decorative boxes.
(b) Gaudy gloves and hats.
(c) Expensive gold jewelry.
(d) Small crystal animals.

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

9. How was Mrs. Kingsley killed?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She was stabbed.
(c) She was strangled.
(d) She was hit with a bottle.

10. What does Patton say about his stomach?
(a) His big belly makes a nice target.
(b) It tells him that Kingsley's no murderer.
(c) It's been growling all morning, waiting for Degarmo and Marlowe.
(d) His belly keeps growing and growing from sitting behind a desk.

11. What motives does Marlowe ascribe to Muriel Chess for killing Crystal Kingsley?
(a) Jealousy and money.
(b) Hatred and love.
(c) Blackmail and jealousy.
(d) None.

12. What reason does Mrs. Kingsley give for going back to Lavery's after shooting him?
(a) She wanted to geet rid of the gun.
(b) He had taken all her money.
(c) She had left behind a clue to her identity.
(d) She decided to try to frame someone else.

13. What is Degarmo's status with the police at the time of the murder Marlowe is framed for?
(a) He has been demoted.
(b) He is under an official behavioral warning.
(c) He is confined to desk duty.
(d) He is suspended.

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

15. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches his apartment?
(a) The sound of glass breaking.
(b) His radio playing.
(c) Two men talking.
(d) His telephone ringing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Marlowe brushes his hair, what does he notice about it?

3. What do the police who stop Marlowe make him do?

4. Who does Marlowe believe Muriel Chess, a.k.a. Mildred Haviland, wrote to for money?

5. How long does Mrs. Talley say she has been sick?

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