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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wendy reveal to Marv about Goldie that helps to link Roark and Kevin together?

2. With what does Marv line the farmhouse property in an attempt to slow down Kevin?

3. Why is Lucille hesitant to leave the room with Marv?

4. What was Sin City during the days of the Old West?

5. According to Lucille, what does the man with the glasses do to the women before he kills them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Marv coerced into signing the confession?

2. What happens to Lucille at the end of Chapter 7 and why?

3. Why is Marv uneasy about the idea of killing Roark?

4. How does Marv react when he hears the helicopters approaching and why?

5. Why does Lucille knock Marv unconscious outside the farmhouse?

6. Why does Wendy question Marv's motivations in finding Goldie's killer and what is his reply?

7. Describe Marv's encounter with the man in the glasses.

8. How does Marv take care of the officers at the end of Chapter 7?

9. Describe the room in which Marv awakens.

10. What does the construction of the room in which Lucille and Marv are being held suggest about its intended purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Marv's perceptions of himself with the reality of what the readers learn about the character.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the complex morality of Marv, as well as how this affects his relationships to other characters (including the reader).

Essay Topic 3

Explain the thematic elements of heaven and hell in "The Hard Goodbye."

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