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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. According to Sharkey, what does the driver of the vehicle use to sweep inside the pipe?
(a) A branch.
(b) A cane.
(c) A broom.
(d) A towel.

2. Bosch threatens Wish with what at the end of their confrontation?
(a) He is not going to hand his evidence over to her if she does not have him put back on the case.
(b) He is going to break into the evidence room and try to solve the case himself.
(c) If she does not put him back on the case, he is going to have the Times run a story saying that the FBI let a suspect be killed under their watch.
(d) He is going to approach her boss and file a claim against her.

3. How does the FBI think the thieves get into the vault?
(a) They crawl through the air vents in the ceiling of the bank.
(b) They bore through five feet of concrete and steel.
(c) They use an explosive device to get through the concrete.
(d) They have their woman working for the bank unlock the vault for them.

4. As Bosch is talking with Wish, what reason does he give her for the fact that his victim was killed?
(a) The victim was probably killed for "breaking the rules."
(b) An FBI agent killed Meadows because he was on the verge of revealing the FBI agent's cover-up.
(c) Revenge for Meadows's killing someone else involved in the heist.
(d) Meadows gave a valuable piece of information to the police.

5. After Bosch reviews the newspaper articles and returns to the police station, who or what does he notice?
(a) Additional newspaper articles regarding the bank heist have been placed on his desk.
(b) The victim's mother is waiting in the lobby.
(c) A young boy is handcuffed to the bench.
(d) The pawn shop ticket is missing from his pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the interrogation is completely over, where does Sharkey go?

2. When Bosch shows agent Wish that the FBI picture of the bracelet matches the pawn shop owner's picture, what does he tell her?

3. What is the name of Bosch's supervisor?

4. After Bosch is done examining the crime scene, where does he go?

5. What kind of vehicle does Sharkey say he saw?

Short Essay Questions

1. When detective Bosch arrives at the crime scene, describe the body he finds and the location of the body.

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

3. Explain what the FBI thinks the thieves did once inside the vault.

4. What are the instructions that detective Bosch gives to his partner after they examine the crime scene? What does Bosch intend to do after he leaves the crime scene?

5. What proof does Wish give to characterize Bosch as an "institutional man"?

6. Even though Bosch threatens to go to the newspaper if he is taken off of the case, he thinks that his suspension is imminent. Because of this belief, what does he do quickly with regard to the case?

7. Describe the scene outside of the pawn shop when Bosch arrives there.

8. Compare what the FBI and the IAD do with regard to Bosch in this section of the novel.

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

10. When Bosch guesses that there is more to Sharkey's story, what information does Sharkey provide about the crime?

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