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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Spade take from Brigid's pocket?
(a) Her keys
(b) Her passport
(c) Her purse
(d) Her cigarettes

2. Who is the next person to arrive at Spade's office?
(a) Joel Cairo
(b) Iva Archer
(c) Floyd Thursby
(d) Effie Perin

3. What is the young doing?
(a) Loading his gun
(b) Reading the newspaper
(c) Staring at Spade
(d) Talking on the phone

4. Which two characters are left alone in the apartment?
(a) Dundy and Polhaus
(b) Spade and Dundy
(c) Polhaus and Spade
(d) Brigid and Spade

5. What continent have Wonderly's parent traveled to?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) South America

6. Who arrives at Spade's apartment in this chapter?
(a) Thursby
(b) Effie
(c) Iva
(d) Cairo

7. Who does Effie say has tried to contact Spade?
(a) G
(b) Iva
(c) Polhaus
(d) Cairo

8. What is Cairo trying to find in Spade office?
(a) The statuette
(b) Brigid
(c) Money
(d) Information on Brigid's case

9. Which hotel does Spade ring?
(a) Hotel Wonderly
(b) Hotel Lucky
(c) Hotel Belvedere
(d) Hotel Paris

10. Who does Cairo point his gun at?
(a) Dundy
(b) Brigid
(c) Polhaus
(d) Spade

11. Whose murder do the officers question Spade about?
(a) Iva Archer
(b) Miss Wonderly
(c) Miles Archer
(d) Floyd Thursby

12. What does Spade take out of Cairo's pocket when he is unconscious?
(a) His cigarettes
(b) His wallet
(c) His lighter
(d) His gun

13. What does Spade tell Brigid to do to get more money?
(a) Gamble
(b) Hand out leaflets
(c) Pawn her jewelry
(d) Walk the streets

14. Why does Cairo ask Spade to stand?
(a) To get him away from his desk
(b) To correct his posture
(c) To admire his figure
(d) To relieve him of his weapons

15. Which other policeman arrives with Tom Poulhaus?
(a) Officer Jones
(b) Lieutenant Flump
(c) Sergeant Franks
(d) Lieutenant Dundy

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Brigid give Spade?

2. What does Brigid want to know about Spade's meeting with Cairo?

3. What does Cairo do when Spade returns his gun?

4. Where did the man find a new family?

5. What theatre does Spade go to?

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