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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marv doing at the top of Chapter 2?
(a) Escaping by the rooftop.
(b) Burying Goldie.
(c) Holding Goldie's hand.
(d) Hiding.

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

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. What sort of bed are Marv and Goldie together on?
(a) Canopy.
(b) Heart-shaped.
(c) Flea infested.
(d) Water bed.

5. What container does Marv carry on him in Chapter 2?
(a) Flask.
(b) Cigarette case.
(c) Water bottle.
(d) Prescription pill bottle.

6. How does Marv escape from the hotel room?
(a) He jumps from the balcony.
(b) He breaks the down the door.
(c) He scales down the wall.
(d) He sets the room on fire.

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

8. Who is watching Marv as he leaves the bar at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Roark.
(c) Hartigan.
(d) A woman who looks like Goldie.

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

10. As the sun goes down in Chapter 5, what does Marv suggest the ordinary citizens of Sin City attempt to do every night?
(a) Lock themselves away from the ugliness of Sin City.
(b) Dream about moving away from their corrupt city.
(c) Placate themselves.
(d) Find their darker selves.

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

12. Why does Marv wish to get the attention of the people who framed him for Goldie's murder?
(a) He wants to punished for his past sins.
(b) He does not wish to live his life on the run anymore.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He believes he can learn more about the situation.

13. After gaining the upper hand against the hit men, what does Marv take from one of them?
(a) His police badge.
(b) His gun.
(c) His sword.
(d) His coat.

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

15. Describe the weather at the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye."
(a) Raining.
(b) Hot.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Mild.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marv is cornered by the police car after escaping from the hotel, what does he break on it?

2. Who is Marv's friend from school?

3. Upon what events from his past does Marv reflect as being partially healed by his night with Goldie?

4. To whom do the police answer?

5. Why can Marv not go outside during the day?

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