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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Harry put the letter that was found on Elias' body?
(a) With the other evidence.
(b) In a fire.
(c) In his briefcase.
(d) In the mail.

2. Who finds Elias' body?
(a) A widow.
(b) A train operator.
(c) A janitor.
(d) A ticket salesman.

3. What does Harry give Entrenkin when he picks up the first set of Elias' files?
(a) Elias' notebook.
(b) Elias' watch.
(c) Elias' wallet.
(d) Elias' phone.

4. What makes Harry believe Elias' watch was stolen after he was dead?
(a) His scratches weren't bleeding.
(b) Just a hunch.
(c) The fingerprints left behind.
(d) Nothing else was taken from him.

5. Why don't the central detectives respond to the call about the discovery of Elias' body?
(a) They don't have the right resources.
(b) Their office is shut down.
(c) They are in court.
(d) They are out training.

6. When Harry visits Elias' house for the first time, who opens the door?
(a) A middle-aged woman.
(b) An elderly man.
(c) A teenager.
(d) No one opens it.

7. What does Chastain find on the lower level of the train during his second scan of the scene?
(a) A gun.
(b) Cigarette butts.
(c) A personal letter.
(d) Trash.

8. Where does Harry have to report to investigate the murder in Chapter 1?
(a) A local police district.
(b) A college campus.
(c) Some farm.
(d) Downtown.

9. Where was Howard Elias supposed to report the Monday following his murder?
(a) Court.
(b) The DMV.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Jail.

10. Why is Howard Elias rich?
(a) He used race tensions to get clients.
(b) He used gender issues to get clients.
(c) He used the union to get clients.
(d) He advertised on television.

11. Why does Harry need the help of an assistant D.A. in getting a search warrant for Elias' apartment?
(a) So he won't get arrested himself.
(b) So the police don't stop him.
(c) So the judge knows what he wants.
(d) So there aren't any delays.

12. How does Harry feel about Irving's first press conference?
(a) He thinks it is based on fame.
(b) He thinks it is based on race.
(c) He thinks it is based on lies.
(d) He thinks it is based on nothing.

13. Who says it is too dangerous to approach Harris until they know more about his case?
(a) Rider.
(b) Langwiser.
(c) Harry.
(d) Edgar.

14. Why does Harry want Elias' stolen wallet and watch to be called in to the front desk?
(a) So it's done formally.
(b) To keep it anonymous.
(c) So he can check the caller ID.
(d) To avoid getting in trouble.

15. What does Harry agree to do in order for Entrenkin to work with him on the Elias case?
(a) He agrees to keep her affair secret.
(b) He agrees to give her money.
(c) He agrees to let her lead the investigation.
(d) He agrees to keep her out of the investigation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Irving, who else speaks at the first press conference?

2. What does Carla Entrenkin say when she enters Elias' office during Harry's search?

3. In Chapter 5, who does Irving assign to the Elias case along with Harry?

4. Why does Harry listen to Carla Entrenkin in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Harry think Garwood lied about the order of the gun shots in the Elias case?

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