2. What does Degarmo accuse Marlowe of?
(a) Casing Almore's house.
(b) Loitering.
(c) Being a public nuissance.
(d) Casing Lavery's house.

3. When Marlowe returns to the lake with the police, what has Bill Chess done?
(a) Pulled the body out of the water.
(b) Fainted on the edge of the lake.
(c) Gone to his cabin and passed out, drunk.
(d) Gone missing.

4. How many bullet holes are there in Lavery's chest?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. Is the perfume Marlowe smelled in Lavery's bedroom the same kind Miss Fromsett wears?
(a) Yes, it's a scent she wears occassionally.
(b) No, it's a cheaper, synthetic scent.
(c) Yes, it's a scent she wears all the time.
(d) No, it's the scent of a different type of flower.

6. What does Bill Chess throw in the water to recover the body?
(a) A large stone.
(b) A metal pipe.
(c) A plank of wood.
(d) A tree branch.

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

8. What does Marlowe ask about that makes Bill Chess get defensive?
(a) Whether Kingsley comes up often.
(b) Whether the beds are comfortable.
(c) Whether Chess has lived there long.
(d) Whether there is central heating.

9. What evidence does Marlowe think makes Bill unlikely to have murdered his wife?
(a) That Bill seemed willing to talk about his wife.
(b) That Bill had kept his wife's note.
(c) That Bill seemed upset at his wife's death.
(d) That Bill pointed out the body when he didn't have to.

10. Why does Marlowe wipe the gun down with a handkerchief?
(a) He doesn't want the murderer's fingerprints on it.
(b) He doesn't want his own fingerprints on it.
(c) He doesn't want Kingsley's fingerprints on it.
(d) He doesn't want any fingerprints on it.

11. What jarring action does Lavery take before Marlowe leaves?
(a) He spits on the rug.
(b) He slams the window shut.
(c) He laughs suddenly and inappropriately.
(d) He bangs his fist on the wall.

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

13. Why does Marlowe think Almore won't tell him anything about Lavery?
(a) Because that's what Marlowe's luck is like.
(b) Because of Almore's face.
(c) Because Almore seems nervous.
(d) Because Almore is a doctor.

14. What communication did Kingsley receive after his wife went missing?
(a) A letter signed by her.
(b) A phone call from her.
(c) A package from her.
(d) A telegram signed by her.

15. What does Marlowe hear as he approaches the nearest cabin at the lake?
(a) Someone using an axe.
(b) A motorboat in the water.
(c) The sound of a chainsaw.
(d) A bear somewhere in the woods.