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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Kadie repay Marv for the favors she owes him?
(a) Marv can be given sanctuary in her bar.
(b) Marv is paid back in weapons.
(c) Marv drinks for free at her bar.
(d) Marv is allowed to do anything he wants in the bar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marv swear to do to Goldie's murderer?

2. Who does Marv send out to spread word of his current whereabouts?

3. Who does Lucille initially call out to when she hears Marv outside her window?

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

5. What is significant about what is strewn about the street when Marv finally leaves his room in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Lucille's gun?

2. How does Marv explain his injuries and activities to his mother when he goes to her home for Gladys?

3. What does Marv believe about his encounter with Goldie's doppelganger near the church?

4. Why does Marv send Weevil out to tell people his current location?

5. How does Marv move from the water to the streets without drawing attention to himself from the cops?

6. How does Marv pass the day in the beginning of chapter five?

7. What information does Marv get from the priest in chapter five?

8. What is significant about Marv believing that he caught Goldie's scent in the air?

9. What does Marv reveal about his philosophy in life to Lucille in her apartment?

10. How does Marv acquire a police cruiser and what happens to it by the end of the chapter?

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