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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. Who runs Marv down outside of the church?

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

3. How does Kadie repay Marv for the favors she owes him?

4. Describe the weather at the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye."

5. After gaining the upper hand against the hit men, what does Marv take from one of them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marv kill the priest?

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

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

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

5. How does Marv get his medication?

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

7. What are the contrasts between Marv's feelings for Goldie that night and his past?

8. How does Marv pass the day in the beginning of chapter five?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Marv's statement about the awfulness of not having a purpose, as well as how Wendy and Goldie factor into what he sees as salvation.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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