Chapter 11
What did Iva want Sam to forgive her for?
Sending the police (Tom Polhaus and Detective Dundy) to Sam's apartment to accuse him of the murder of Miles Archer
"I sent those policemen there. I was mad, crazy with jealousy, and I phoned them that if they'd go there they'd learn something about Miles' murder."
Who does Iva talk to about her whereabouts the night of Archer's murder?
Sid Wise, local attorney and Sam's colleague.
What was the original purpose of the Maltese Falcon?
Currency to be paid by the Knights of Rhodes to Emperor Charles V for giving them Malta, Gozo, and Tripoli.
"...they were to pay the Emperor each year a tribute of one... falcon in acknowledgment that Malta was still under Spain, and if they ever left the island it was to revert back to Spain."
Where does Spade find Effie at the start of chapter 14?
Sleeping at the office after waiting for Spade to call.
She shivered, drew Spade's overcoat closer to her, and yawned. "You told me to stay till you got back or phoned."
Who does Spade meet with in the beginning of chapter 15?
Detective Polhause
What does Sam accuse Iva of?
Lying about where she was when Miles was shot.
Where does Iva claim she was the night Miles was murdered?
Iva claims she went to a movie at 10:30pm that evening to "kill time" and wait for Sam to return to his apartment.
"...You were still out, so she drove back downtown and went to a movie to kill time until after midnight, when she thought she'd be more likely to find you in."
What does the Maltese Falcon look like under its black enamel coat?
Gold, with precious gems and jewels.
"...not an insignificant live bird, but a glorious golden falcon encrusted from head to foot with the finest jewels in their coffers."
What happened to Spade's temple?
He was kicked in the head by Gutman's errand boy.
"I don't know whther I fell or was slugged. I don't think it amounts to much, but it hurts like hell."
What conclusion have Polhaus and Dundy come to regarding Miles' murder?
They believe Thursby killed Miles.
"Thursby shot miles...He did. That Webley was his, and the slug in Miles came of it."
What is Sam's nickname for Mr. Gutman?
The fat man.
What does Effie tell Sam that makes him upset?
Brigid O'Shaugnessy never showed up to the office.
Why was the falcon covered in enamel, according to Gutman?
to conceal its value from thieves in Carlist times of conflict.
"It had been -- no doubt as a precaution during the Carlist trouble in Spain -- painteed or enameled over to look like nothing more than a fairly interesting black statuette."
What does Sam and Luke look into regarding Brigid's whereabouts?
Ferry departure times.
Who is Bryan?
Attorney General Bryan, a powerful contact of Spade's.
Describe Mr. Gutman
"Flabbily fat with bulbous pink cheeks and lips and chins and neck, with a great soft egg of a belly... and pendant cones for arms and legs."
Sam interviews a taxi driver. What does he tell Spade about Brigid?
That he drove her to the ferry, on the way she asked to stop so she could get a newspaper. When they arrived at the ferry building, she went towards the stairs.
"Then I went on out Sacramento some more, and just after we'd crossed Van Ness she knocked on the glass again and said take her to the Ferry Building."
Who uncovered the Maltese Falcon in Paris in 1911?
A Greek dealer named Charilaos Konstantinides, who found it in an obscure shop, recognized its value and traced its history.
"It didn't take Charilaos long to learn what it was and to acquire it."
What city does Sam Spade believe Brigid is fleeing to?
Hong Kong.
"He read the list slowly and when he had finished he underscored Hongkong with a fingernail..."
He was a St. Louis gunman for the Egan mob.
"Well, he was a St. Louis gunman the first we hear of him. He was picked up a lot of times back there for this and that, but he belonged to the Egan mob..."
What does Sam threaten to do at the end of chapter 11?
He threatens to kill Mr. Gutman's errand boy, who has been following him for several days.
"Keep that gunsel away from me while you're making up your mind. I'll kill him. I don't like him. He makes me nervous. I'll kill him the first time he gets in my way."
What does Sam do to the boy as they make their way to Gutman?
Sam grabs his arms from behind, forcing him to reveal and release two pistols he was hiding in his pockets.
"In each of Spade's hands, when they came out of the boy's overcoat pockets, there was a heavy automatic pistol."
How does Gutman know Brigid O'Shaugnessy, Joel Cairo, and Floyd Thursby?
He hired the trio to steal the falcon from a Russian general, who refused to sell it to Gutman after he made him an offer.
What is the name of the boat that Brigid fled on?
La Paloma
Who is Dixie Monahan, and what was his connection to Thursby?
A Chicago gambler and mob boss, who hired Thursby to be his body guard in the far east.