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

2. What is Marlowe's cellmate doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Sobbing.

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

4. What does Marlowe do when Mrs. Kingsley mentions the scarf he's wearing?
(a) He takes it off and throws it on the floor.
(b) He takes it off and puts it in his pocket.
(c) He takes it off and holds it in his hands.
(d) He takes it off and wraps it around her neck.

5. What does Degarmo call the other cop at the scene of the murder Marlowe is framed for?
(a) Killer.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Mac.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the window of the gift shop next to the Peacock Lounge?

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

3. What does Mr. Grayson smoke while talking to Marlowe?

4. Why does Cooney want to beat up Marlowe, after Dobbs tells him to stop?

5. What time do Degarmo and Marlowe arrive at Miss Fromsett's apartment building, according to the clerk's wristwatch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and in what condition do Marlowe and Patton find the car that Degarmo escaped in?

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

4. What conditions does Marlowe discover in the apartment he enters after leaving the murdered woman's apartment?

5. After leaving the crime scene, what does Degarmo try to convince the other police officer?

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

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

8. What reason does Marlowe give to Degarmo for telling Degarmo all Marlowe suspects, on the ride up to Kingsley's cabin?

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

10. How does Grayson describe Mr. Talley?

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