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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty - Twenty-three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kingsley tell Marlowe, when Marlowe asks if Mrs. Kingsley has a gun?
(a) No, she does not have a gun.
(b) Yes, she has a small automatic.
(c) Yes, she has a target pistol.
(d) He refuses to say.

2. What is Lavery's first reaction when Marlowe says he's working for Kingsley?
(a) To ask Marlowe in.
(b) To tell Marlowe to meet him later, in more privacy.
(c) To shut the window and not talk with Marlowe.
(d) To phone Kingsley and find out if Marlowe's telling the truth.

3. What color is Captain Webber's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

4. Where does the black Cadillac coupe come from that drives by Marlowe, as he is knocking at Lavery's door?
(a) The house across the street from Lavery's.
(b) The cross-street to the south.
(c) The house next to Lavery's.
(d) The cross-street to the north.

5. Who do the Graysons suspect Dr. Almore of having an affair with?
(a) Crystal Kingsley.
(b) A woman whose name neither one knows.
(c) Mildred Haviland.
(d) Miss Fromsett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlowe identify as Bill's biggest problem, if he killed Muriel?

2. What does Marlowe ask Kingsley, before explaining what he's discovered?

3. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?

4. What is significant about the inscription on the gold heart Marlowe finds?

5. What stops Marlowe from leaving, when he reaches down to turn on his ignition?

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