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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. After whom did Marv name his gun?

2. Who is Marv's friend from school?

3. What does Marv promise Goldie's dead body?

4. How does Marv manage to return to the streets after escaping the police in Chapter 3?

5. Where does the priest send Marv?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marv kill the priest?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do Marv and Lucille feel about each other?

9. How does Marv acquire a police cruiser and what happens to it by the end of the chapter?

10. What does Marv believe about his encounter with Goldie's doppelganger near the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the roles of women in "The Hard Goodbye" and how their humanity is ignored by the male characters for varying reasons (Marv must be included in this analysis.)

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Marv's perceptions of himself with the reality of what the readers learn about the character.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of both the statue of Roark and his fortified compound.

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