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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Webber take off his desk and break, more than once during his interview with Marlowe?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Matches.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. What does the cop Eddie who responds to Marlowe's call have behind his ear?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A carnation.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A stick of gum.

4. What does the woman at the bungalow in Westmore Street assume Marlowe is there for?
(a) To involve Talley in a crime.
(b) To arrest Talley.
(c) To tell her where Talley is.
(d) To collect an unpaid bill.

5. 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 tripped over something.
(d) If Marlowe slept wrong.

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

7. In Captain Webber's office, where does Degarmo sit?
(a) Close enough to Marlowe to grab him.
(b) At the end of the desk.
(c) Next to the door.
(d) Behind the desk in a large chair.

8. Who calls Sheriff Patton's office to tell them where Degarmo is?
(a) The sergeant in charge of the Puma Lake dam sentries.
(b) One of the cabin owners up at the lake.
(c) A reporter from the local paper.
(d) A cop from San Bernardino.

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

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

11. Where does Degarmo write down the information Marlowe gives about his client?
(a) On an envelope.
(b) On a napkin.
(c) In his notebook.
(d) On Lavery's note pad.

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

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

14. 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) Dripping water from the bathroom.
(d) The buzz of bees from the back yard.

15. As Marlowe and Degarmo drive toward the lake cabin, what does Marlowe accuse Degarmo of?
(a) Hiring an imperonator to play Mrs. Kingsley.
(b) Letting his wife get away with murdering Mrs. Almore.
(c) Covering up for Lavery's murderer.
(d) Killing Mrs. Kingsley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe say Patton should do, when Degarmo wants to leave?

2. What choice does Marlowe give the woman he meets at the Peacock Lounge?

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

4. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?

5. According to Marlowe, did Muriel Chess expect to meet Lavery in San Bernardino?

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