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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jewelry does Adrienne Fromsett wear?
(a) A pearl necklace.
(b) A linked bracelet.
(c) A platinum ring.
(d) Diamond earrings.

2. Why did Lavery think about marrying Crystal Kingsley?
(a) Because she has brains.
(b) Because she has money.
(c) Because she has beauty.
(d) Because she has wild ideas.

3. What does Marlowe find out about De Soto when he calls the police department?
(a) De Soto is retired.
(b) There's no one named De Soto at the department.
(c) De Soto is dead.
(d) De Soto has been arrested.

4. Where was Crystal Kingsley's car discovered?
(a) The Tuscany Hotel.
(b) The Prescott Hotel.
(c) The Montaign Hotel.
(d) The Austin Arms Resort.

5. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Casing Almore's house.
(b) Casing Lavery's house.
(c) Being a public nuissance.
(d) Loitering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Marlowe give the woman he meets in Lavery's house?

2. What are the initials on the handkerchief Marlowe finds in Lavery's room?

3. How many cars is the garage at Almore's house built to hold?

4. What is on the mirror-topped table in Lavery's bedroom?

5. Degarmo asks Marlowe if someone hired him. Who?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what terms does Marlowe accept the offer of five hundred dollars from Kingsley?

2. How does Marlowe handle his long wait in Kingsley's office lobby?

3. How does Marlowe treat the bellhop captain?

4. How would you characterize the way that Miss Fromsett treats Marlowe?

5. What things does Marlowe list that might have happened to Kingsley's wife?

6. What gives Marlowe a scare while he is searching the Chesses' cabin?

7. What reasons does Marlowe give that Lavery might be lying?

8. What does Marlowe say that they'll have to do to get financial information about Kingsley's wife?

9. What excuse does Bill Chess give for his erratic behavior?

10. How does Mr. Kingsley feel about his secretary?

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