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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 fish does Chess say are in the lake?
(a) None.
(b) Some smart old trout.
(c) A smattering of small bass.
(d) A lot of young salmon.

2. What is on the walls of Bill Chess's bedroom?
(a) Botanical prints of local plants.
(b) A set of war maps.
(c) Photographs of Bill's family.
(d) Reproductions of classical paintings.

3. What is the first thing Kingsley does, when he goes into his private office with Marlowe?
(a) He opens the safe.
(b) He lights a cigar.
(c) He gets a file out of his desk drawer.
(d) He takes the phone off the hook and turns off the intercom.

4. Where do Marlowe and Miss Fromsett go to talk privately?
(a) Into Kingsley's office.
(b) Into a supply room.
(c) Into a luchroom.
(d) Into an empty conference room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?

2. Where was Crystal Kingsley's car discovered?

3. Why did Lavery think about marrying Crystal Kingsley?

4. How far behind in his rent does the woman say Lavery is?

5. What reason doe Bill Chess at first assume Marlowe might want to look at the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Bill Chess's wife and Kingsley's wife have in common?

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

4. What reason does Sheriff Patton give why Bill might have stayed in town if he killed his wife?

5. What does Birdie know about Marlowe's identity?

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

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

8. What does Marlowe say to do about the handkerchief.

9. What does Marlowe notice about Lavery's phone?

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

(see the answer keys)

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