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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. DEA agent Ramos is killed in the pursuit of Zorrillo in Chapter 30. How is he killed?
(a) By a large boulder falling on him.
(b) By a bull.
(c) Harry shoots him by accident.
(d) Zorrillo strangles him to death.

2. When Cal Moore and Harry finally meet face-to-face in Chapter 32, Moore is not surprised. Why?
(a) Jerry Edgar had called him to warn him.
(b) He thought Harry would come for him.
(c) He'd run a wiretap on Harry's cell and knew he was coming.
(d) He saw Harry coming through the window.

3. How does the fact that Cal Moore faked his own death help Teresa Corazon to be appointed as the Chief Medical Examiner?
(a) Assistant Chief Irving is scared of ghosts.
(b) Cal Moore is able to make a call for Teresa.
(c) Teresa is able to publicly solve the mystery and get praised for it.
(d) She tells Assistant Chief Irving of the error. In exchange for her silence, he makes sure she is appointed.

4. In Chapter 28, how does Ramos plan to get Zorrillo into the United States for arrest after the raid?
(a) He'll be forced to walk across the border.
(b) He'll be loaded into a waiting car and driven to the states.
(c) The helicopter pilots will fly over the border intentionally.
(d) He'll be sent back through the tunnel to EnviroBreed.

5. In Chapter 23, Harry calls L.A. and checks in with fellow detective Jerry Edgar. What does Edgar tell him their Lieutenant is thinking?
(a) That Lucius Porter faked his own suicide.
(b) That Harry killed Lucius Porter.
(c) That Lucius Porter and Cal Moore are the same person.
(d) That Harry is a drug dealer.

6. In Chapter 20, Jerry Edgar reveals a new connection between Cal Moore and Lucius Porter. What is it?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) Assistant Chief Irving thinks their murders are connected.
(c) They had both worked with the same criminal informant.
(d) They'd been dealing drugs together.

7. Why does Harry find the symbolism behind Cal Moore's tattoo meaningful?
(a) He thinks it helps to explain Moore's suicide note.
(b) Harry thinks it helps explain why Cal divorced his wife.
(c) Cal Moore used to be a Catholic priest.
(d) It represents the relationship betwen police and criminals.

8. Who does Harry tell Ely that he thinks is the real owner of EnviroBreed?
(a) Cal Moore.
(b) Lt. Pounds.
(c) The Pope AKA Zorilio, the drug kingpin.
(d) Lucius Porter.

9. Why does Harry think it's worth visiting the Castillo de los Ojos in Chapter 26?
(a) He thinks that an old servant might know something.
(b) He has nothing better to do than visit Cal Moore's boyhood home.
(c) He believes something is hidden there.
(d) He is a fan of that kind of architecture.

10. Why is the DEA agent--Corvo--reluctant to talk to Harry in Chapter 17?
(a) Corvo has social anxiety disorder.
(b) Corvo thinks Harry killed Moore.
(c) Corvo has been implicated in the death of Moore.
(d) Corvo heard that Harry has a reputation bucking authority.

11. What does Harry spend most of his time thinking about on his drive to Calexico?
(a) How he found out who his real father was.
(b) How he felt about killing a man.
(c) How he wants to have a child.
(d) How he wants to date Teresa.

12. How does Harry get Corvo to sit down and talk to him?
(a) He begs.
(b) He buys him a beer.
(c) He threatens to go to Mexicali to investigate the death of Guitierrez-Llosa, which potentially could threaten the DEA's case.
(d) He threatens to expose him.

13. Who does Ramos say is the owner of EnviroBreed?
(a) EnviroBreed is owned by Moore's wife, Sylvia.
(b) EnviroBreed is owned by a Lieutenant of Zorrillo's.
(c) EnviroBreed is owned by Moore.
(d) EnviroBreed is owned by Zorrillo.

14. In Chapter 20, how is Calexico "like most border towns"?
(a) It's boring.
(b) It's full of lots of different kinds of people.
(c) It's built low to the ground and full of stores and neon signs.
(d) It's congested.

15. Where does Harry go in Mexicali when he first arrives?
(a) Police headquarters.
(b) EnviroBreed.
(c) Zorrillo's ranch.
(d) The historical society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry think that Corvo--the DEA agent from L.A.--is acting so lively in Chapter 28?

2. Why does Corvo think so many are loyal to Zorrilo?

3. Harry meets the local police Chief and an investigator. What are Harry's impressions of them?

4. In Chapter 30, who does Harry pledge to chase?

5. Why does Harry shoot and kill Cal Moore?

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