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Murder in the Marais Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Cara Black's "Murder in the Marais", the first novel in her "Aimee Leduc" series. This is pretty tough, so read the book first!

A multiple-choice quiz by darkkitty. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
darkkitty

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,348

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
143

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Soli Hecht's profession? Hint

Deli shop owner

Detective

Cobbler

Rabbi

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous jazz artist shares the same name as Aimee's puppy? Hint

Chet Baker

Ella Fitzgerald

Stan Getz

Miles Davis

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Aimee discover when she delivers Soli Hecht's package to his contact, Lili Stein? Hint

Lili has been raped

None of these

Lili's son is dead

Lili is dead

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Question 4 of 10

4. How much money does Soli Hecht pay Aimee to retain her services? Hint

20,000 francs

25,000 francs

40,000 francs

50,000 francs

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Question 5 of 10

5. While Aimee is discussing the case with Morbier, the chief of police, which traumatic event comes up between them? Hint

None of these

The disappearance of Aimee's mother

The death of Aimee's father

The death of Aimee's brother

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Question 6 of 10

6. The investigation leads Aimee to which Aryan supremacist gang? Hint

The BRI (Brigade de Recherches et d'Intervention)

The LBN (Les Blancs Nationaux)

The DFU (Deutsche Freiheit Union)

None of these

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Question 7 of 10

7. After which event does Claude Rambuteau, Thierry's adoptive father, suffer a heart attack? Hint

Nathalie Rambuteau's funeral

Sarah Strauss's funeral

Lili Stein's funeral

Soli Hecht's funeral

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who sets up Aimee in order to have her killed? Hint

Yves

Thierry

Morbier

Leif

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who turns out to be Lili's, Soli's and Arlette's killer? Hint

Laurent Cazaux

Hartmuth Griffe

Felix Javel

None of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. Thierry's real parents are Hartmuth Griffe and Sarah Strauss.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Soli Hecht's profession?

Answer: Rabbi

Soli Hecht, Aimee's new client, is a rabbi at Temple E'Manuel, a synagogue in the Marais. He has been in contact with Aimee's father before Aimee's father's death.

2. Which famous jazz artist shares the same name as Aimee's puppy?

Answer: Miles Davis

Miles Davis is a bichon frise puppy. His name is pronounced "Meels Daveez" instead of "Miles Davis".

3. What does Aimee discover when she delivers Soli Hecht's package to his contact, Lili Stein?

Answer: Lili is dead

Lili Stein, a delicatessen-shop owner, lives in the Marais, the Jewish quarter of Paris. Aimee goes to visit her to find Lili on her bed, strangled with a swastika carved into her forehead.

4. How much money does Soli Hecht pay Aimee to retain her services?

Answer: 50,000 francs

Aimee goes into work the day after Lili Stein's murder and finds a package from Soli Hecht. He leaves a note telling her to find Lili's killer along with 50,000 francs. Aimee's partner, Rene, suggests to use the money to pay off their tax payments.

5. While Aimee is discussing the case with Morbier, the chief of police, which traumatic event comes up between them?

Answer: The death of Aimee's father

When Aimee was younger, her father was killed by a car bomb explosion. Aimee survived with a scar on her palm, and she gets angry when Morbier refuses to look at her hand.

6. The investigation leads Aimee to which Aryan supremacist gang?

Answer: The LBN (Les Blancs Nationaux)

Les Blancs Nationaux, led by Thierry Rambuteau, claims that Auschwitz was not a real death camp, and they devote themselves to the purging of the white race. Aimee, while going undercover, meets and falls in love with one of their members, Yves, and he takes care of her after she dislocates her shoulder in an accident.

7. After which event does Claude Rambuteau, Thierry's adoptive father, suffer a heart attack?

Answer: Nathalie Rambuteau's funeral

Claude Rambuteau, the man who took in Thierry after Thierry's biological mother ran away, is a sick man and must take pills to help his heart problems, but he neglects his pills during his wife's funeral and he has a heart attack while Thierry is driving him home.

When Aimee visits after the funeral to question Thierry, he is furious that Aimee might try to lie to him and blame him for a death.

8. Who sets up Aimee in order to have her killed?

Answer: Morbier

While Aimee is trying to put the pieces together, Morbier calls to set up a rendezvous. Someone attempts to shoot her from a roof, but she shoots back, killing him. Then she has to get Rene to a hospital when a bullet grazes his arm.

9. Who turns out to be Lili's, Soli's and Arlette's killer?

Answer: Laurent Cazaux

Laurent Cazaux, formerly known as Laurent de Saux, informed on anyone he didn't like during the war. He has Lili's concierge, Arlette, bludgeoned in her building, and when he realizes that Lili saw the whole thing, he kills her, too.

10. Thierry's real parents are Hartmuth Griffe and Sarah Strauss.

Answer: True

Hartmuth, a soldier during the German invasion of France, falls in love with fourteen-year-old Sarah and he constantly meets her, eventually having intercourse with her. When she is marked as a collaborator, she takes the newborn Thierry to Claude and Nathalie Rambuteau to feed and care for him.

Source: Author darkkitty

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