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

2. What does Brigid confirm about Cairo?
(a) That he is a Levantine
(b) That he is a homosexual
(c) That he is a fraudster
(d) That he cannot shoot

3. Why does Spade say he urged Cairo and Brigid to play along with his joke?
(a) He was tired of answering questions
(b) He wanted to divert their attention
(c) He wanted to make them look stupid
(d) He wanted to see Dundy smile

4. Where does Spade say Brigid can talk to Cairo?
(a) On the subway
(b) His apartment
(c) His office
(d) The police station

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which hotel does Spade ring?

2. Who does Spade leave a message for when he rings the hotel?

3. In what city does the story take place?

4. Whose offer does Brigid want Spade to forgo?

5. How does Spade get to the murder site?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way do Spade's qualities come out in this chapter?

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

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

5. How does Spade react to Miss Wonderly's presence?

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

7. In what way does the sixteenth chapter express the problems of its time?

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

9. What are the district attorney's theories about who the killer is?

10. Why does Gutman want to keep Spade on his good side?

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