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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 find on the wastepaper basket?
(a) Spittle
(b) Semen
(c) Blood
(d) Pus

2. What does Eileen say Roger will be doing by the afternoon?
(a) Driving
(b) Singing
(c) Drinking
(d) Working

3. What is Linda Loring drinking at the bar?
(a) Budvar
(b) London Pride
(c) Hamlets
(d) Gimlets

4. What did Eileen use to kill herself?
(a) A spoon
(b) A knife
(c) A gun
(d) Pills

5. Where does Marlowe say Sylvia did not die?
(a) In her bed
(b) Outside
(c) In another country
(d) Near water

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the coroner rule Eileen's death as?

2. What does Marlowe say it is difficult to turn down?

3. How does Marlowe describe Big Willie Magoon?

4. What is the name of the officer that arrives at the Wades' house?

5. Who does Eileen dream about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marlowe say about private investigators in Section 5?

2. What happens to Roger a week after the cocktail party?

3. What dilemma does Eileen pose for Marlowe in section six?

4. How do the police respond to Marlowe's statement?

5. Why does Marlowe think Eileen is lying about the insignia?

6. What does Roger say to Marlowe at the party in section 5?

7. How does Marlowe react to Roger's death?

8. Why does Marlowe think Eileen and Roger are wresting over a gun in the sixth section?

9. What does Roger say about killing a man in Section 6?

10. What do Marlowe and Eileen say to each other before Marlowe leaves the house?

(see the answer keys)

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