The Maltease Falcon Flashcards
Who is Miles Archer? Describe.
- Detective
- Sam Spades partner
- He’s built
- Killed
Who decides to follow Floyd Thursday? Why?
Miles Archer because Brigid said that she was worried and he was following her. Archer also “called dibs” on her.
Why did Tom Polhaus telephone Sam Spade early in the story?
To inform him that Archer has been shot and killed.
Describe Lt. Dundys demeanor.
- Suspicious of spade
- really aggressive towards spade.
Whom does Mrs. Archer suspect killed her husband?
- Spade because she wants to marry Him
- She thinks that he killed Archer because he loves her.
- Becomes obsessed with spade since Archer died.
What did the person who went to visit Mrs. Archer the night if her husbands death notice?
- Notices that she had been out.
1. Had clothes laid out that are still warm.
2 takes a long time to answer the door. (She was stalking spade)
What is miss Wonderlys real name? What is her other Alias?
- Brigid O’Shaughnessy
- Le Blanc
Who is Sid Wise?
Spade lawyer
What is Cairo looking for? What does he offer spade?
- Cairo is out to get the falcon
- He tells spade that he is going to pay him $5000
What did Cairo do when spade gave him the pistol?
- points it right back at him
- searches the apartment for the falcon
How does spade explain the presence of Brigid and Cairo in his apartment?
He says that they are just horse playing
How does spade convince Brigid to stay?
He tells her that there is a kid outside staking her out and that it wasn’t safe for her to leave.
What does spade tell her when she wakes up and that he wasn’t there?
He said that he had breakfast but he actually went to search her apartment.
How does the youth act when Sam approaches him in the lobby on the Hotel Belvedere?
The youth is disrespectful and mocks him
Who shot Thursby? Who shot Miles?
- Brigid shot Thursby
- Wilmur shot archer
What ship was the falcon expected to be on? Who was the captain?
- La Paloma
- Jacoby
Why is Effie worried when Sam gets to the office after having visited with Gutman and then wise?
He shows up with a bruise
Why was the falcon painted black?
To hide the fact that was gold and the treasures that were in it.
Whom does Effie see to verify the history of the falcon?
Her cousin who is a professor and found out that the falcon originated from Spain.
What part of The Call, found in Cairos room, is missing?
- The ships arrival times.
- Jacobi is shot.
At lunch, what does Sam find out of Polhaus about Thursby’s Chicago background?
- Thursby used to be a criminal.
- Bodyguard for gangsters.
- Organized crime.
Since when has Gutman been looking for the falcon?
- 17 years
Who is Wilmur?
- the youth working for Gutman
What does Sam want with Wilmur in the deal he makes with Gutman?
Sam wants to blame Wilmur.
Why does Sam ask Brigid to take off her clothes?
He wanted to prove to everyone that he doesn’t trust her.
Who brings the falcon to the apartment?
Effie
Whom does Brigid say tricked them with a fake falcon?
Kemidov
What point of view was the novel written in?
3rd person
