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The Maltese Falcon True or False

1. How did Spade figure out where to find Cairo? -> Ticket stub for opera
2. Where did Spade find the missing piece of paper from newspaper with the shipping information for La Paloma? -> In the waste basket.
3. How does Spade know that Brigid's story about her missing sister wasn't true? -> Spade asks the police for more information on Brigid's background.
4. How does Spade verify that Gutman's story about the Maltese falcon was true? -> Spade tells Effie to ask her brother (who's a historian) to confirm the story.
5. How does Gutman verify that the Maltese falcon is authentic? -> He examines the bird with a magnifying glass to find cracks.

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