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

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

3. What does Marv note about the condition of Goldie's dead body?
(a) She has been burned.
(b) There are no marks on her.
(c) She has been shot several times.
(d) She has been stabbed.

4. What does Marv believe about the woman who hit him with her car?
(a) He is hallucinating.
(b) It is Goldie.
(c) It is Goldie's sister.
(d) It is someone playing a cruel prank on him.

5. After gaining the upper hand against the hit men, what does Marv take from one of them?
(a) His sword.
(b) His police badge.
(c) His gun.
(d) His coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Goldie pick up Marv before bringing him to the hotel?

2. What is Lucille's relationship to Marv?

3. What breaks Marv's fall from the hotel?

4. How does Marv manage to return to the streets after escaping the police in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the pill Marv takes in chapter two?

3. How does Marv get his medication?

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

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

6. Describe the scene in the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye."

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

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

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

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

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