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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen - Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the police lieutenant who comes to see Marlowe say he's from?
(a) The Central Detective Bureau.
(b) The Private Investigator's Licensing Bureau.
(c) The California Bureau of Investigation.
(d) The Bay City Petty Crimes Division.

3. What does the guard at Puma Lake dam have Marlowe do before driving over?
(a) Pay an impromptu toll.
(b) Roll up his windows.
(c) Present his identification.
(d) Take a sobriety test.

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

5. Did anyone tell Muriel about the man who was possibly looking for her, according to Birdie?
(a) Bill Chess did.
(b) Jim Patton did.
(c) Birdie did.
(d) No one Birdie knows of did.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kingsley afraid his wife might get in trouble for?

2. How does Marlowe see Almore telephoning?

3. What is on the walls of Bill Chess's bedroom?

4. What does Marlowe ask the Prescott Hotel bellhop to bring?

5. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?

(see the answer key)

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