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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting for Spade when he arrives back at his office?
(a) Tom Polhaus
(b) Effie Perine
(c) Miss Wonderly
(d) Iva Archer

2. What useful things does Spade find in Brigid's apartment?
(a) Love letters
(b) Her bank details
(c) Nothing
(d) Money

3. How much did Cairo offer Brigid to get the statuette back from a Russian?
(a) 500 pounds
(b) $800
(c) $500
(d) $1,000

4. What is the name of the man Miss Wonderly sister left New York with?
(a) Sam Spade
(b) Floyd Thursby
(c) Guttman
(d) Jack Wonderly

5. Why does Brigid want to get rid of the statuette?
(a) She wants to help Cairo
(b) She thinks it is ugly
(c) She wants to marry Spade
(d) She fears for her safety

6. Who does Spade hope to see at the theater?
(a) Effie
(b) Cairo
(c) Brigid
(d) Thursby

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

8. Which character is bleeding in this chapter?
(a) Cairo
(b) Dundy
(c) Brigid
(d) Spade

9. Who has called Spade at his office?
(a) Iva Archer
(b) Floyd Thursby
(c) Miss Wonderly
(d) Effie

10. Who does Spade visit after searching Brigid's apartment?
(a) Cairo
(b) Iva
(c) Effie
(d) Brigid

11. What does Brigid offer Spade?
(a) $7,000
(b) Her apartment
(c) Her body
(d) Her hand in marriage

12. What does Spade make for Brigid to eat?
(a) Cheese toasties
(b) Beans on toast
(c) An omelette
(d) Sandwiches

13. Who does Spade say is still outside?
(a) Cairo
(b) Polhaus
(c) The young man
(d) Dundy

14. What is Brigid's excuse for not telling Spade about the Falcon?
(a) She wants to cook dinner
(b) It is late
(c) She doesn't know anything
(d) She has to have a bath

15. How does Spade act to Brigid's story?
(a) He laughs
(b) He kisses her
(c) He slaps her
(d) He shoots her

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brigid say hid the statue?

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

3. What theatre does Spade go to?

4. What did Spade earlier take from Cairo's pocket?

5. What is Miss Wonderly's real surname?

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