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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in Marlowe's office building when he returns there?
(a) The police.
(b) Kingsley.
(c) Miss Fromsett.
(d) Cleaning women.

2. What is on the walls of Bill Chess's bedroom?
(a) Photographs of Bill's family.
(b) Botanical prints of local plants.
(c) Reproductions of classical paintings.
(d) A set of war maps.

3. What is the woman Marlowe meets at Lavery's house holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A chain.

4. Who does Marlowe believe Muriel Chess, a.k.a. Mildred Haviland, wrote to for money?
(a) Mrs. Kingsley.
(b) Dr. Almore.
(c) Degarmo.
(d) Lavery.

5. When Marlowe returns to Lavery's house to report the murder, what sound does he hear in the quiet house?
(a) The ticking of a clock in the living room.
(b) The buzz of bees from the back yard.
(c) Dripping water from the bathroom.
(d) The hum of a heater in the bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kingsley leaves his office, where does he tell Miss Fromsett he is going?

2. What is Dobbs doing in two weeks?

3. What reason does Lavery give that Crystal Kingsley might have wanted to get back at him?

4. What does Marlowe think of Degarmo's tactics?

5. When Marlowe awakes, what does he reek of?

(see the answer key)

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