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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marv instantly realize about the cause of Goldie's death?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) He killed her on accident during sex.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) She died of natural causes.

2. How does Marv manage to return to the streets after escaping the police in Chapter 3?
(a) He leaves a false trail for the police to follow.
(b) He takes the long way around to Lucille's apartment.
(c) He climbs up a manhole.
(d) He disguises himself as a police officer.

3. Why does the bouncer initially try to tell Marv to leave?
(a) His wounds from the fight with the cops.
(b) Marv once beat the bouncer for hassling a girl.
(c) His military-style coat.
(d) His gun.

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

5. What is a significant descriptor of Kadie?
(a) Transsexual.
(b) Transvestite.
(c) Mobster.
(d) Prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kadie repay Marv for the favors she owes him?

2. Describe the weather at the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye."

3. When Marv tells Lucille that he fought some cops, what does she ask in return?

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

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

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