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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. what does the client in Spade's office want to dicuss?

2. Where does Spade mail the locker key?

3. Where does Sam look to try and find out about Brigid's activities?

4. Who frisks spade?

5. Who does Spade have to keep an appointment with in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is set in San Francisco.

1) What meaning does San Francisco bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in San Francisco?

2) How different do you think today's San Francisco is to the San Francisco in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's San Francisco?

3) How do you think the interior settings of the novel contribute to the novel's dark atmosphere?

Essay Topic 2

The main themes in the novel are greed, loyalty and crime. Take one of these themes and discuss how Hammett expresses them in the book? Why do you think these themes were important concerns in 1920s America?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1920s.

1) Why was greed and loyalty such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters negative characteristics are product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the the 1920s? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does modern society share any values with 1920s America?

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