2. What does Degarmo do as he draws his weapon on Patton?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He dives behind a chair.
(c) He screams.
(d) He runs toward the door.

3. What evidence does Marlowe have that Degarmo killed his wife?
(a) Degarmo left traces on the victim's clothing.
(b) Degarmo knew Marlowe was hit on the head without looking.
(c) Degarmo was the only one who could have called in the murder.
(d) Degarmo left matches at the crime scene.

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

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

6. When Marlowe awakes, what does he reek of?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tequilla.
(d) Vodka.

7. Is Marlowe charged with a crime?
(a) No, because Webber intervenes before the papers are filed.
(b) Yes, but the paperwork gets "lost."
(c) Yes, but the charges are dropped after he talks with Webber.
(d) No, he is never officially booked.

8. What reason does Degarmo give for wanting to solve the murder case?
(a) To show up the captain.
(b) To avenge the woman's death.
(c) To keep his job on the police force.
(d) To nail Marlowe on a solid rap.

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

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

11. Does Marlowe think Mrs. Almore was alive when she was brought to the garage?
(a) Yes, he thinks she was awake.
(b) No, he thinks she had been gassed upstairs.
(c) Yes, he thinks she was in a morphine coma.
(d) No, he thinks she had been poisoned.

12. What does Marlowe do when Webber asks him to promise to keep what he's told Marlowe quiet?
(a) Marlowe gives his sincere promise to Webber.
(b) Marlowe nods but doesn't promise.
(c) Marlowe tells Webber that he can't promise.
(d) Marlowe promises, but he is lying.

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

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

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