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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. How many hours had Brigid been waiting in Spade's office?
(a) two hours
(b) One hour
(c) Four hours
(d) Three hours

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

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

4. What is the name of Sam's lawyer?
(a) Larry Dunce
(b) Sid Wise
(c) Fred Clever
(d) Johnny Quick

5. In what city does Miss Wonderly's sister live?
(a) Denver
(b) New York
(c) Los Angeles
(d) San Francisco

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Wonderly's first name?

2. Who has called Spade at his office?

3. Who does Iva suggest killed Miles?

4. What is the undersized shadow?

5. What does Spade take out of Cairo's pocket when he is unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spade tell Polhaus and Dundy at the end of the seventh chapter?

2. How does Hammett use characters names to symbolize their function?

3. How does Spade react to seeing the young man in the tenth chapter?

4. How does Hammett use visual images in the novel?

5. How does Spade change Cairo's mind about not going along with his plan?

6. How does Spade react to Brigid not being able to afford his services?

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

8. Describe Cairo's appearance in the hotel lobby in the tenth chapter.

9. What plan do Spade and Archer make in the first chapter?

10. Describe Joel Cairo and what he wants.

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