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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marv hesitate to question about Goldie in the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye"?
(a) What she does for a living.
(b) Why he saw her double on the street earlier.
(c) If she is on drugs.
(d) Why she is with him.

3. Upon what events from his past does Marv reflect as being partially healed by his night with Goldie?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Attack by Roark's men.
(c) War.
(d) His suicide attempts.

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

5. Who is approaching the room as Marv says goodbye to Goldie?
(a) His psychiatrist.
(b) The hotel manager.
(c) Her sister.
(d) The police.

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

7. Into what does Marv swim after driving the car off the pier?
(a) Barge.
(b) Sewage pipe.
(c) Flatwood boat.
(d) Garbage heap.

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

9. What does Marv sense as he walks away from Kadie's?
(a) Someone is watching him.
(b) He is completely alone.
(c) Goldie's scent.
(d) He is about to be killed.

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

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

12. Who is the stripper onstage at Kadie's when Marv arrives?
(a) Becky.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Gail.
(d) Wendy.

13. What does Marv instantly realize about the cause of Goldie's death?
(a) She died of natural causes.
(b) She was murdered.
(c) He killed her on accident during sex.
(d) She committed suicide.

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

15. How does Marv manage to return to the streets after escaping the police in Chapter 3?
(a) He climbs up a manhole.
(b) He takes the long way around to Lucille's apartment.
(c) He leaves a false trail for the police to follow.
(d) He disguises himself as a police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marv convince the priest to give him the name of the person who ordered Goldie's death?

2. What does Marv believe about the woman who hit him with her car?

3. What does Marv break when he finally escapes from the hotel in Chapter 2?

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

5. When Marv tells Lucille that he fought some cops, what does she ask in return?

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