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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. What does Marv believe will happen if the police should find him?
(a) He will be killed.
(b) He will negotiate his release.
(c) He will escape.
(d) He will be arrested.

2. Where did Goldie pick up Marv before bringing him to the hotel?
(a) Jail.
(b) A saloon.
(c) A strip club.
(d) The church.

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

4. Who runs Marv down outside of the church?
(a) The priest.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Roark.
(d) The woman who looks like Goldie.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Marv not believe the priest when told that Roark is involved in Goldie's murder?

4. As the sun goes down in Chapter 5, what does Marv suggest the ordinary citizens of Sin City attempt to do every night?

5. What does Lucille warn Marv will be the penalty for his activities that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the hit men who come after Marv at Kadie's?

2. What are some of the mysteries Marv encounters in the first chapter of "The Hard Goodbye"?

3. What does Marv discover when he wakes up in the hotel?

4. What are the contrasts between Marv's feelings for Goldie that night and his past?

5. How does Marv get his medication?

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

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

8. What do the approaching police sirens indicate to Marv and why?

9. What does Marv swear to Goldie at the end of chapter two?

10. Why does Marv discuss jigsaw puzzles at the beginning of chapter four?

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