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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what infirm does Marv's mother suffer?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Unable to walk.

3. How does Marv attempt to pass the time while waiting for the day to go by in Chapter 5?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Reading.
(c) Exercising.
(d) Drawing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stripper onstage at Kadie's when Marv arrives?

2. According to Marv, his torture of Goldie's murderer will be so horrible, ____ will be a relief.

3. What is Lucille's relationship to Marv?

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

5. With what aspect of Goldie is Marv most taken?

(see the answer key)

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