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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the bouncer initially try to tell Marv to leave?

2. What does Marv ask for when Lucille finds him?

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

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

5. What is Lucille's relationship to Marv?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marv get his medication?

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

3. Describe the alleyway by the hotel and what it reveals about Sin City.

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

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

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

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

8. How does Marv escape from the hotel?

9. How do Marv and Lucille feel about each other?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Marv and Kevin and discuss the significance behind their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the practice of making all vices illegal in Sin City has contributed to the decay of the city and the rise of the criminal elements.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Marv's perceptions of himself with the reality of what the readers learn about the character.

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