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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. What happens when Marlowe knocks and rings at Lavery's door?
(a) Nothing, at first, and then Lavery looks out at him.
(b) Nothing, and Marlowe must come back later to find Lavery.
(c) Nothing, and Marlowe must go around the house to find Lavery.
(d) Lavery answers immediately.

2. What color is the lobby of the building Phillip Marlowe goes to at the beginning of the first chapter?
(a) Black and gold.
(b) Gray and yellow.
(c) Silver and white.
(d) Blue and green.

3. What does Marlowe find in Muriel Chess's bedroom that he thinks she wouldn't have left behind?
(a) An expensive necklace.
(b) A silk slip.
(c) A fashionable new hat.
(d) A tailored suit.

4. What is in the window of the gift shop next to the Peacock Lounge?
(a) Gaudy gloves and hats.
(b) Jeweled decorative boxes.
(c) Small crystal animals.
(d) Expensive gold jewelry.

5. What color are the drapes and carpet in Kingsley's private office?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What jarring action does Lavery take before Marlowe leaves?

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

3. What fish does Chess say are in the lake?

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

5. What do the police who stop Marlowe make him do?

(see the answer key)

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