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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirty - Thirty-two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Birdie say came to town looking for someone who might have been Muriel Chess?
(a) A San Francisco private detective.
(b) A Los Angeles cop.
(c) An elderly man from the midwest.
(d) A Las Vegas tough guy.

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

3. What nationality is the boy who comes into the Peacock Lounge to sell papers?
(a) Polish.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Italian.
(d) Irish.

4. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?
(a) That Bill seemed upset at his wife's death.
(b) That Bill had kept his wife's note.
(c) That Bill seemed willing to talk about his wife.
(d) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marlowe overpay for his phone call?

2. When Marlowe awakes, what does the picture he sees portray?

3. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?

4. Where did the sheriff find Muriel's anklet?

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

(see the answer key)

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