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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. What does Marv ingest before the police knock on the hotel room door?

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

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

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

5. From what infirm does Marv's mother suffer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the unique art of "Sin City" is utilized in order to most effectively tell the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the religious symbolism and themes present in "The Hard Goodbye."

Essay Topic 3

Compose an essay that details and analyzes the madness in both Kevin and Roark, as well as how one has influenced the other.

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