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

2. How many bullet holes are there in Lavery's chest?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?
(a) Someone using an axe.
(b) A motorboat in the water.
(c) A bear somewhere in the woods.
(d) The sound of a chainsaw.

4. What jarring action does Lavery take before Marlowe leaves?
(a) He bangs his fist on the wall.
(b) He spits on the rug.
(c) He laughs suddenly and inappropriately.
(d) He slams the window shut.

5. Where does the Prescott Hotel bellhop say he's from?
(a) Short Springs, Kentucky.
(b) Rock Cove, Maine.
(c) Amarillo, Texas.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marlowe decide that Almore must know Lavery?

2. Who found Florence Almore's body?

3. What clue does Marlowe see that Lavery was up at Little Fawn Lake?

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

5. Who is waiting for Marlowe in Chess's cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lavery look like?

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

3. How does Marlowe know the name of the person who lives across the street from Lavery?

4. How does Marlowe treat the bellhop captain?

5. How does Bill Chess respond when Marlowe asks if Muriel and Crystal might have gone away together?

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

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

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

9. What encounter did Kingsley have, that made him worried about his wife?

10. Why does Marlowe initially sit in his car after visiting Lavery?

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