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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lucille's relationship to Marv?
(a) She is his psychologist.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his partner.
(d) She is his parole officer.

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

3. 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.

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

5. With what aspect of Goldie is Marv most taken?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her scent.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her hair.

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

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

8. How long does Marv sleep after making love to Goldie?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two hours.

9. How does Marv climb up to Lucille's apartment?
(a) He hangs by the bricks.
(b) He finds a ladder.
(c) He has nails embedded into his boots.
(d) He has a grappling hook.

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

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

12. To whom do the police answer?
(a) The underworld.
(b) Whoever pays them.
(c) The police captain.
(d) The law.

13. What impresses Marv about the Mercedes?
(a) The radio is set to a country station.
(b) His blood does not stain the seat.
(c) It smells nice.
(d) It handles well.

14. Why did Marv go to a church in Chapter 5?
(a) He needs sanctuary.
(b) The priest used to be his teacher.
(c) He wants to confess his sins.
(d) The priest was implicated in Goldie's murder.

15. Who is waiting for Marv to surface from the water, not knowing that he has exited the water another way?
(a) The murderer.
(b) His gang.
(c) Goldie.
(d) Police officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the arrival of the police officers in Chapter 1 indicate to Marv?

2. What does the priest call Goldie, prompting Marv to kill him?

3. What happens to Marv after he is hit by the car for the third time?

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

5. What does Marv note about the condition of Goldie's dead body?

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