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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Marv torture the man who hired Tommy?
(a) Burned him.
(b) Drowned him in a toilet.
(c) Dragged him on the ground from the moving car.
(d) Dangled him out of a window.

2. Who is Tommy?
(a) The man who killed Goldie.
(b) Goldie's brother.
(c) The man who ordered the man to send the hit men after Marv.
(d) Marv's weapons contact.

3. At the top of Chapter 4, for what does Marv admit to having a talent?
(a) Writing.
(b) Rescuing people.
(c) Solving jigsaw puzzles.
(d) Gunfights.

4. How does Marv know the police are on their way to his hotel room?
(a) He hears the sirens.
(b) He calls for help outside his window.
(c) The front desk calls him.
(d) The murderer left a note.

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

6. What breaks Marv's fall from the hotel?
(a) Garbage bags.
(b) Police cruiser.
(c) Human bodies.
(d) Bushes.

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

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

9. About what does Marv pay a complement to one of the hit men who finds him in Kadie's?
(a) His tie.
(b) His coat.
(c) His gun.
(d) His shoes.

10. Why does Marv profess to like hit men?
(a) He knows they will be honest with him.
(b) He can hurt them without remorse.
(c) He used to be a hit man.
(d) They are honest about their jobs.

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

12. What is a side effect of the legal status of drinking?
(a) Only politicians can drink.
(b) Alcohol is incredibly expensive.
(c) Alcohol is practicailly free.
(d) Nobody drinks.

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

14. What does Marv realize he needs at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Money.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Food.

15. What kind of car does the priest drive?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Vision.
(d) Taurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marv preparing to do for the arrival of the police at the very end of Chapter 1?

2. What does Marv ingest before the police knock on the hotel room door?

3. Why is Marv unable to sleep?

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

5. What is a significant descriptor of Kadie?

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