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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?
    Mickey Linehan
    No name is given
    Max Thaler
    Chief of Police Noonan


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


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


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.
    Dinah Brand
    Myrtle Jennison
    Helen Albury
    Gabrielle Leggett


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


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


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


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


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


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?
    Cash bonus
    Fired
    Promotion
    Merry hell

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