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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 does Spade get to the murder site?
(a) Takes a cab
(b) Takes a bus
(c) Walks
(d) Drives

2. Who does Spade tell the young man to get in contact with him?
(a) G
(b) Cairo
(c) C
(d) His parents

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

4. Where does Dundy hit Spade?
(a) In the jaw
(b) In the nose
(c) In the stomach
(d) In the groin

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Spade he kisses Brigid?

2. What did Brigid take to San Francisco with her?

3. Why did Brigid agree to come to San Francisco with Thursby?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the falcon made?

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

3. Describe the iconic dialogue Hammet uses in the novel.

4. Why is the fifth chapter call ed the Levantine?

5. What problems has Gutman had trying to get the falcon?

6. How does SPade react to hearing his partners death in the second chapter?

7. What is Spade's excuse for Cairo and Brigid's behavior at the beginning of the eighth chapter?

8. What does horse feathers mean in terms of the eighth chapter?

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

10. How has Spade approached the case so far?

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