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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Marv cry in his mother's home?
(a) The absence of his father.
(b) The smells from childhood.
(c) The disarray.
(d) His mother's cane.

2. When Marv is cornered by the police car after escaping from the hotel, what does he break on it?
(a) The side mirrors.
(b) The headlights.
(c) The windshield.
(d) The flashing lights.

3. What confuses Marv about Lucille?
(a) Her lawful ways.
(b) Her compassion for him.
(c) Her anger at him.
(d) Her lesbianism.

4. What is Marv preparing to do for the arrival of the police at the very end of Chapter 1?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Burn down the hotel.
(c) Hide.
(d) Fight.

5. When making his escape from the hotel, where is Marv shot?
(a) Leg.
(b) Back.
(c) Hand.
(d) Shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucille's relationship to Marv?

2. How does Lucille procure medication for Marv?

3. What does Marv hesitate to question about Goldie in the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye"?

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

5. What does Marv break when he finally escapes from the hotel in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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