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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marv sense as he walks away from Kadie's?
(a) Goldie's scent.
(b) Someone is watching him.
(c) He is about to be killed.
(d) He is completely alone.

2. According to Marv, his torture of Goldie's murderer will be so horrible, ____ will be a relief.
(a) Unconsciousness.
(b) Death.
(c) Burning.
(d) Hell.

3. When Marv tells Lucille that he fought some cops, what does she ask in return?
(a) Whether Marv should have really fought them.
(b) Whether they deserved it.
(c) Whether he killed anyone.
(d) Whether they knew he was at her apartment.

4. For what reason did Marv hold himself responsible for failing to prevent Goldie's death?
(a) He was exhausted.
(b) He was strung-out.
(c) He was drunk.
(d) He was scared.

5. In what setting does "The Hard Goodbye" begin?
(a) Hotel.
(b) Marv's apartment.
(c) Bar.
(d) Strip club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Marv go to a church in Chapter 5?

2. What is Sin City's actual name?

3. When making his escape from the hotel, where is Marv shot?

4. What does Marv promise Goldie's dead body?

5. At the top of Chapter 4, for what does Marv admit to having a talent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Marv's deductions about the police officers in chapter two.

2. What does Marv believe about his encounter with Goldie's doppelganger near the church?

3. What does Marv discover when he wakes up in the hotel?

4. How does Marv explain his injuries and activities to his mother when he goes to her home for Gladys?

5. How does Marv pass the day in the beginning of chapter five?

6. How does Marv escape from the hotel?

7. What are some of the mysteries Marv encounters in the first chapter of "The Hard Goodbye"?

8. How does Marv acquire a police cruiser and what happens to it by the end of the chapter?

9. How do Marv and Lucille feel about each other?

10. What does Marv swear to Goldie at the end of chapter two?

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