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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 can Marv not go outside during the day?

2. What does Marv hesitate to question about Goldie in the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye"?

3. About whom does Marv think when he finally exits the stolen police car?

4. What container does Marv carry on him in Chapter 2?

5. What is Marv preparing to do for the arrival of the police at the very end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the amount of illegal activities in Sin City?

2. Describe the encounters that lead Marv to the church.

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

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

5. What does Marv believe will happen if he is caught by the police and what does this indicate about himself and the town?

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

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

8. Who is Nancy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay that details the purpose of the graphic sexuality in "The Hard Goodbye."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the Roark family's influence and power in Sin City (from past to present) has brought about Kevin's serial killings.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance behind Lucille's gun and her murder? Discuss this in relation to the general atmosphere and depth of corruption in Sin City.

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