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Dashiell Hammett's "Red Harvest"

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Dashiell Hammetts Red Harvest game quiz
"The first and perhaps best of the "hard-boiled" detective genre writers, Hammett wrote this novel with a goal of seeing just how many murders he could cram into a story."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What is the name of the central character?
    Chief of Police Noonan
    Mickey Linehan
    No name is given
    Max Thaler


2. There is a public entertainment event that many of the principal characters attend or have much interest in. Identify the event.
    Casino gambling
    Drag race
    Boxing match
    Wrestling


3. Give the name of the first murder victim.
    Ned Beaumont
    Elihu Willsson
    Donald Willsson
    Dan Rolff


4. The predominant female character is an openly mercenary lady of the evening, week or month(depending on how much $ the gent has to spend), but with an ongoing relationship with Max Thaler. Name her.
    Helen Albury
    Dinah Brand
    Myrtle Jennison
    Gabrielle Leggett


5. Who is responsible for Dinah's death?
    Thaler
    Reno Starkey
    Noonan
    The Continental Op


6. What is Max Thaler's major personal distinction?
    Uses laudanum
    Diamond jewelry
    He speaks in a whisper
    Switchblade


7. Who did Noonan forgive for killing Noonan's brother Tim?
    Max Thaler
    Myrtle Jennison
    Pete the Finn
    Robert Parker


8. When Thaler breaks out of jail, where does he hide out?
    The Silver Arrow
    Elihu's mansion
    Dinah's place
    Paul Madvig's bar


9. Having chosen to experience an evening of drinking and drugs with Dinah, what does the central character fear he may have done?
    Voted Republican
    Been in a hit-and-run accident
    Killed Dinah
    Killed Dan Rolff


10. The job having been finished, so to speak, and the reports filed on this $10,000 job for the Agency, what does the Opget from his boss?
    Merry hell
    Promotion
    Cash bonus
    Fired


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