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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 news about a dead body awakens detective Bosch a few hours after the graffiti artist hides?
(a) One has been left near the hospital.
(b) One has been found at Mulholland Dam.
(c) One has has been found behind the police station.
(d) Skeletal remains have been found near a river.

2. Why does Wish say that Meadows moves up to the level of a suspect?
(a) Because he robbed a bank in Vietnam.
(b) Because of his criminal record and post-war work history.
(c) He left a trail of evidence.
(d) He just seemed suspicous to one of the agents.

3. What are the names of the two ex-convicts that stand out to Bosch when he reviews service biographies?
(a) John Meadows and Irvin Irving.
(b) Irvin Irving and Egar Will.
(c) Art Franklin and Gene Delgado.
(d) Jim Sharkey and Gene Delgado.

4. What characterizes "Hansel and Gretel" markings used by the thieves?
(a) A trail of leaves.
(b) Three quick slash marks.
(c) An intricate system of slash marks.
(d) A trail of paper.

5. How many ex-convicts serve in Vietnam while Meadows is there?
(a) 500.
(b) 15.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Sharkey say that he is?

2. What does the pawn shop owner show Bosch?

3. How old is Edward Niese?

4. What does agent Wish say is significant about the pipes in the city?

5. From where does Bosch know William Meadows, the person he has to check the computer for?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the third day, what is the information that Wish and Bosch glean about Meadows?

2. What does Sharkey tell Bosch and Wish when they first question him on the third day of the investigation?

3. After offering to hypnotize Sharkey, what does Bosch do for him?

4. Explain how the FBI believes the thieves are tunnel rats from the Vietnam War.

5. Describe the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) relationship with the Times and then explain why Bosch goes to Bremmer and the deal that they make.

6. Explain the details Bosch discovers surrounding the disappearance of the stolen bracelet and explain where Bosch was when the bracelet disappears.

7. Describe what occurs when Bosch and Wish drive to the Charlie Company.

8. Describe the relationship between Bosch and Wish in Part 4 of the novel.

9. Explain the information Irv Irving finds on Bosch when he reviews Bosch's file and what his reaction to Bosch is.

10. On the third day of the investigation, what is the summary of the crime that Wish provides?

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