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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 stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?
(a) Lavery comes out of his house.
(b) Almore comes out of his house.
(c) Marlowe's car doesn't start.
(d) A woman walks up the street.

2. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?
(a) Lavery answers immediately.
(b) Nothing, and Marlowe must go around the house to find Lavery.
(c) Nothing, and Marlowe must come back later to find Lavery.
(d) Nothing, at first, and then Lavery looks out at him.

3. How much money does Marlowe ask for as a retainer?
(a) A hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) A hundred and fifty dollars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Lavery give that Crystal Kingsley might have wanted to get back at him?

2. What is the first thing Marlowe sees of the woman at Lavery's house?

3. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?

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

5. How many bullet holes are there in Lavery's chest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the end of chapter fourteen, what does Marlowe tell Kingsley is his next step?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Miss Fromsett describe Florence Almore?

8. How does Marlowe treat the bellhop captain?

9. How does the woman in Lavery's house leave?

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

(see the answer keys)

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