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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marv swear to do to Goldie's murderer?
(a) Turn him in to the police.
(b) Turn him over to the prostitutes.
(c) Keep him alive as long as possible.
(d) Kill him.

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

3. Who is Marv's friend from school?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Hartigan.
(c) Roark, Jr.
(d) Jackie Boy.

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

5. What does the priest call Goldie, prompting Marv to kill him?
(a) A loser.
(b) A slut.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A waste of life.

6. What does Lucille warn Marv will be the penalty for his activities that night?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) He will no longer be able to contact her.
(c) Institutionalization.
(d) Execution.

7. Why does Marv not believe the priest when told that Roark is involved in Goldie's murder?
(a) Roark is a priest.
(b) Roark died months earlier.
(c) Roark is a friend.
(d) Roark is incredibly powerful.

8. What does Lucille take with her to investigate the noises outside her window?
(a) Mace.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A club.

9. What kind of music does Kadie play in her nightclub?
(a) Rap.
(b) Old country music.
(c) Classic rock.
(d) Electronic.

10. How does Lucille procure medication for Marv?
(a) She goes through her dealer.
(b) She steals it from a hospital.
(c) Her girlfriend is a psychiatrist.
(d) Her brother is a pharmacist.

11. How does Marv explain his injuries to his mother?
(a) He was mugged on the way home.
(b) He got into a fight over someone insulting his girlfriend.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He cut himself shaving.

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

13. What is significant about what is strewn about the street when Marv finally leaves his room in Chapter 5?
(a) Marv sees the evidence of a recent gun fight.
(b) Marv sees wanted posters with his picture.
(c) The streets are completely cleaned up.
(d) There are bodies everywhere.

14. How does Marv convince the priest to give him the name of the person who ordered Goldie's death?
(a) He lets the priest hear him cocking his pistol.
(b) He threatens to burn down the confessional.
(c) He holds the priest underwater.
(d) He threatens to go to the newspaper with the story.

15. What does the arrival of the police officers in Chapter 1 indicate to Marv?
(a) The murderer has been caught already.
(b) He is being framed.
(c) Goldie screamed for help.
(d) He could turn the case over to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marv land after escaping the hotel?

2. Why does Marv wish to get the attention of the people who framed him for Goldie's murder?

3. Why is Marv afraid to trust his senses at the end of Chapter 5?

4. Why does the bouncer initially try to tell Marv to leave?

5. Who is watching Marv as he leaves the bar at the end of Chapter 4?

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