Chapter 16
Who was the "swart, greasy man" who came to visit Sam Spade in the start of chapter 16, and why was he there?
He was the proprietor of a moving-picture-theater on Market Street, he suspected one of his cashiers and a doorman of colluding to defraud him.
Where did Sam send the bird in the beginning of Chapter 17?
A San Francisco Post Office box number under the name M.F. Holland
How much did Gutman offer Spade in return for the falcon?
Ten thousand dollars
Who lies unconscious on the sofa in Spade's apartment?
Wilmer, who was knocked out in the scuffle between him, Spade, and Cairo.
What does Spade tell Tom Polhaus in the start of chapter 20?
He tells Polhaus that Thursby and Jacobi were killed by Wilmer Cook, who was working for Casper Gutman.
What does Effie threaten to do if Spade doesn't go looking for Brigid?
"If you don't go down there this very instant Sam, I will, and I'll take the police down there."
Who did Sam come across at the hotel room?
Rhea Gutman, Mr. Gutman's daughter
What does Spade inssit the group needs in order for the police to back off the case?
Spade believes they need a fall-guy and suggests Wilmer.
What does Gutman tell Wilmer that shows how greed changes the way people treat one another?
"Well, Wilmer, I am sorry indeed to lose you, and I want you to know that I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son; but - by Gad! - if you lose a son it's possible to get another - and there's only one Maltese Falcon."
What lie does Sam catch Brigid telling as she explains her role in stealing the Maltese Falcon?
Brigid pretended she needed Spade's help watching Thursby, when she really had him hooked the whole time and planned to get him out of the way as soon as she could.
What information did Luke find for Sam at the Belvedere hotel?
When Joel Cairo checked out of the hotel and the number of the taxi that took him.
What was odd about Rhea's skin?
What does Gutman suggest they do instead of give the police a fall-guy?
Gutman believes giving the police a suspect will alert them, and that they should leave it alone.
..."Wouldn't you say they were stopped right now, and that the best thing for us to do is leave well enough alone?"
What did Spade find in the envelope after getting it back from Gutman?
He noticed that there were only 9 thousand-dollar bills instead of 10.
Who killed Miles Archer and why?
Brigid fired the gun to either kill Miles and frame Thursby, or to kill Thursby; either way, she would be rid of him.
Who showed up to Sam's office injured with a package?
Jacobi, captain of the La Paloma
True or false: Paramedics found an unconscious Rhea Gutman in her hotel room after Spade called for emergency services.
False. When help arrived, the hotel room was empty.
Who does Sam suggest to be the fall-guy, that will take the blame for the murders of Jacobi and Thursby?
Wilmer, Gutman's errand boy.
Why does Sam insist on having BRigid remove her clothes in the bathroom?
He wants to make sure that she was not the one who stole the missing thousand dollars.
What does Spade tell Brigid that he is going to do?
He is going to turn her over to the police as the one responsible for the murders of Captain Jacobi and Miles Archer.
"I am going to send you over. The chances are you'll get off with life. That means you'll be out again in 20 years."
What was Captain Jacobi carrying with him when he entered Sam's office?
A forgery of The Maltese Falcon
Who is waiting for Spade in his apartment? Who was waiting outside?
Wilmer, Gutman, and Cairo. Brigid was waiting for him in the street.
Why does Cairo attack Spade?
Spade suggests he take the fall for the murders.
What happened to the real Maltese Falcon?
The Russian general sold Gutman a fake. The Maltese Falcon in Spade's possession was simply lead covered in plaster.
What is Spade's 7th reason for turning Brigid in to the police?
"I don't like the idea of thinking that there might be one chance in a hundred that you played me for a sucker."