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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 does Marlowe think of Degarmo's tactics?
(a) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are stupid.
(b) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are funny.
(c) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are clever.
(d) He thinks Degarmo's tactics are sly.

2. Who calls Sheriff Patton's office to tell them where Degarmo is?
(a) A reporter from the local paper.
(b) One of the cabin owners up at the lake.
(c) The sergeant in charge of the Puma Lake dam sentries.
(d) A cop from San Bernardino.

3. According to Marlowe, did Muriel Chess expect to meet Lavery in San Bernardino?
(a) No, it was a problem.
(b) Yes, he suggested it.
(c) No, she was happy about it.
(d) Yes, she arranged it.

4. Where does Marlowe suggest Muriel Chess drowned Crystal Kingsley?
(a) In the Chess's bathtub.
(b) In the Kingsley's bathtub.
(c) In a washtub outside the cabin.
(d) In the lake.

5. What does Patton say about his stomach?
(a) It's been growling all morning, waiting for Degarmo and Marlowe.
(b) His belly keeps growing and growing from sitting behind a desk.
(c) It tells him that Kingsley's no murderer.
(d) His big belly makes a nice target.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mrs. Kingsley give for going back to Lavery's after shooting him?

2. What did Talley steal from Florence Almore's body?

3. What do the police who stop Marlowe make him do?

4. Where does Marlowe say Patton could look for evidence that Degarmo is the killer?

5. What does Marlowe do when Webber asks him to promise to keep what he's told Marlowe quiet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlowe notice happening on the street as he tries to talk to Mrs. Talley?

2. What does the parking attendant at the Grenada assume Marlowe is there for?

3. Who is in the Peacock Lounge when Marlowe comes in?

4. Why is Marlowe surprised that Mrs. Kingsley would need money from her husband?

5. How does Marlowe get out of the apartment at the Granada?

6. What does Webber do, when Marlowe tells him about being threatened by Degarmo?

7. How does Degarmo react when Marlowe tells him about Mrs. Fallbrook?

8. According to Marlowe, why did Muriel Chess have an affair with Lavery?

9. How does Grayson describe Mr. Talley?

10. What is the reaction of the younger policeman, Eddie, when he sees the gun on the table?

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