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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Forty - Forty-one.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sheriff find Muriel's anklet?
(a) In a sofa cushion.
(b) In a box of confectioner's sugar.
(c) In a hollowed-out book.
(d) In a cookie jar.

2. What does Marlowe tell Kingsley that he'll have to do?
(a) Stay in the mountain town at least a week.
(b) Investigate Muriel Chess's death.
(c) Explain why he's there and testify at an inquest.
(d) Drop the case.

3. What was the detective who Mrs. Almore's parents hired to investigate her death sent to jail for?
(a) Possession of illegal drugs.
(b) Reckless endangerment.
(c) Impersonating a police officer.
(d) Drunk driving.

4. Where does Miss Fromsett say she'll look for the name of Mrs. Almore's parents?
(a) In a death notice in the LA papers.
(b) In the death records at the town hall.
(c) In the marriage registry at the town hall.
(d) In the funeral records at the local churches.

5. Who calls Sheriff Patton's office to tell them where Degarmo is?
(a) A reporter from the local paper.
(b) A cop from San Bernardino.
(c) One of the cabin owners up at the lake.
(d) The sergeant in charge of the Puma Lake dam sentries.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marlowe, did Muriel Chess expect to meet Lavery in San Bernardino?

2. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?

3. What does Marlowe believe Almore saw?

4. Why does Marlowe decide that Almore must know Lavery?

5. Where does Almore watch from, as the big, blond, blue-eyed man accosts Marlowe?

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