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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Spade think of Brigid's story?
(a) Entertaining
(b) Boring
(c) A lie
(d) The truth

2. What does Brigid want to know about Spade's meeting with Cairo?
(a) If he had the statuette
(b) If he asked for Spade's help
(c) The color of his eyes
(d) What he said about her

3. What color does Spade say Brigid's eyes are in this chapter?
(a) Cobalt blue
(b) Ruby red
(c) Sandstone brown
(d) Ice blue

4. Why did Thursby and Brigid go to San Francisco?
(a) Cairo was double crossing them
(b) They wanted to sell poetry
(c) The police were after them
(d) They wanted to raise a family

5. How much is Cairo willing to pay Spade?
(a) $10,000
(b) $5,000
(c) $2,000
(d) $8,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brigid say hid the statue?

2. What is the name of Spade's secretary?

3. Who is the next person to arrive at Spade's office?

4. Where is the Ambassador Hotel?

5. What is Brigid's excuse for not telling Spade about the Falcon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Spade choose loyalty over Brigid in the final chapter?

2. Whay does Miss Wonderly pay the men $200?

3. How was the falcon made?

4. In what way does Cairo turn the tables on Spade in the fifth chapter?

5. What does Spade say Brigid, Cairo and Gutman do aboard the La Paloma?

6. What happens when Spade returns to his apartment in the second chapter?

7. What does Sid Wise reveal about Iva in the twelfth chapter?

8. Why is the thirteenth chapter titled Paloma?

9. Describe the story Gutman tell in the Russian's Hand.

10. Describe the game going on between Brigid and Spade?

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