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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 is Marlowe's first impression of Sheriff Patton?
(a) He doesn't know what to make of the sheriff.
(b) He distrusts the sheriff.
(c) He is antagonistic toward the sheriff.
(d) He likes the sheriff.

2. When was the party that Kingsley's wife was supposed to go to, but that she never showed up for?
(a) July 1.
(b) July 14.
(c) May 30.
(d) June 12.

3. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?
(a) Marlowe sneaks up to the house and looks through the window.
(b) Almore takes his telephone out on the back porch.
(c) Almore has opened his window curtains.
(d) Marlowe takes out a pair of binoculars to look through a crack in the curtains.

4. How well does Miss Fromsett say she knew Mrs. Almore?
(a) Casually, having met her a couple of times.
(b) Very well as girls, but she hadn't seen her for many years.
(c) Very well, they were intimate friends.
(d) Not at all.

5. What do most of the Athletic Club members seem to do in the club library?
(a) Read.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Talk.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe ask the Prescott Hotel bellhop to bring?

2. When does Lavery say he was up at Little Fawn Lake?

3. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?

4. Who does Birdie Keppel introduce herself as?

5. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What items of interest does Marlowe find in Lavery's closet?

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

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

5. How does Kingsley act, when Marlowe first meets him?

6. Where is Lavery going, when he leaves the house?

7. How does Marlowe treat the bellhop captain?

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

9. What important information does the bellhop at the Prescott Hotel offer, based on the photo of Crystal Kingsley?

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

(see the answer keys)

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