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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. Where does the priest send Marv?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A bar.
(c) A farm.
(d) Roark's apartment.

2. What does Marv ask for when Lucille finds him?
(a) A joint.
(b) A beer.
(c) A place to sleep.
(d) Medication.

3. What ultimately happens to the police car Marv steals after his hotel escape?
(a) He sets it on fire.
(b) He crashes it into a brick wall.
(c) He drives it off a pier.
(d) He leaves it in a junkyard.

4. Why is Marv afraid to trust his senses at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He hit his head on the asphalt.
(b) He forgot to take his medicine.
(c) He is in a lot of pain from being shot.
(d) He is still very drunk.

5. What container does Marv carry on him in Chapter 2?
(a) Flask.
(b) Prescription pill bottle.
(c) Cigarette case.
(d) Water bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marv believe will happen if the police should find him?

2. Who is the stripper onstage at Kadie's when Marv arrives?

3. Who is watching Marv as he leaves the bar at the end of Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Marv promise Goldie's dead body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marv escape from the hotel?

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

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

4. Describe Marv's deductions about the police officers in chapter two.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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