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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marv note about the condition of Goldie's dead body?
(a) There are no marks on her.
(b) She has been stabbed.
(c) She has been shot several times.
(d) She has been burned.

2. Who is approaching the room as Marv says goodbye to Goldie?
(a) The police.
(b) Her sister.
(c) His psychiatrist.
(d) The hotel manager.

3. Why does Marv not believe the priest when told that Roark is involved in Goldie's murder?
(a) Roark is a priest.
(b) Roark is a friend.
(c) Roark died months earlier.
(d) Roark is incredibly powerful.

4. How does Kadie repay Marv for the favors she owes him?
(a) Marv can be given sanctuary in her bar.
(b) Marv is allowed to do anything he wants in the bar.
(c) Marv drinks for free at her bar.
(d) Marv is paid back in weapons.

5. What does Marv promise Goldie's dead body?
(a) He will bury her.
(b) He will find her sister.
(c) He will avenge her.
(d) He will find out her real name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Marv about Lucille?

2. What does the priest call Goldie, prompting Marv to kill him?

3. Into what does Marv swim after driving the car off the pier?

4. Why does Marv profess to like hit men?

5. Who does Marv send out to spread word of his current whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Marv get his medication?

5. What happens to the hit men who come after Marv at Kadie's?

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

7. Describe the scene in the beginning of "The Hard Goodbye."

8. Why does Marv discuss jigsaw puzzles at the beginning of chapter four?

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

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

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