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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. Which character in this chapter has their gun drawn?
(a) Spade
(b) Brigid
(c) Dundy
(d) Cairo

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

3. What does Spade want Brigid to tell him a story about?
(a) Her life
(b) Cairo
(c) The falcon
(d) Her affair with Thursby

4. Why does Cairo point the gun at Spade the second time?
(a) To strip search him
(b) To take him as a hostage
(c) To kill him
(d) To search his office

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Spade say is still outside?

2. Where does Spade go to next?

3. Who does Spade visit after searching Brigid's apartment?

4. Where is the Ambassador Hotel?

5. When was Thursby found dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Brigid say she sought Spade's help?

3. How does Spade react to Iva's apology in the eleventh chapter?

4. What does Brigid tell Spade about her part in the falcon in the ninth chapter?

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

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

7. How does Spade rid Cairo of his weapon?

8. How does SPade calm Brigid down in the tenth chapter?

9. In what way does Brigid show her desperation for Spade services in the sixth chapter?

10. Why does Spade usher Iva out of his office?

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