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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 Marve realize about the guards outside of Roark's home?

2. How is Marv able to take away Kevin's advantage of agility?

3. Where is Marv at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. According to Lucille, what does the man with the glasses do to the women before he kills them?

5. Why is Marv unable to look at Wendy in the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marv uncomfortable around Wendy?

2. What traps does Marv set for Kevin?

3. How does Marv manage to finally trap Kevin?

4. How was Marv coerced into signing the confession?

5. Why is Marv uneasy about the idea of killing Roark?

6. Why did Kevin and Roark engage in cannibalism together and how did this involve Goldie?

7. How does Marv react when he hears the helicopters approaching and why?

8. Describe the supplies Marv brings to the farm.

9. Why does Marv fear nature so much?

10. What does the construction of the room in which Lucille and Marv are being held suggest about its intended purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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