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

2. What does Bosch tell Wish about the ticket he found in Meadows's apartment?
(a) The ticket was from long ago and is irrelevant to the case.
(b) He thinks it was planted in the apartment by the people who killed him.
(c) He believes that Meadows knew he would die and left it there as a clue.
(d) It is a fake ticket, made to look like the pawn shop's tickets.

3. When Bosch and Wish return from Ventura County and go the federal building, what does Bosch do?
(a) Looks through more evidence.
(b) Talks to his supervisor.
(c) Calls Washington, D. C.
(d) Calls St. Louis.

4. What does Bosch tell Sharkey that causes him to provide more details to what happened that night?
(a) Bosch reminds him of the unfinished scrip and paint can that were found.
(b) He says that a lawyer is on the way.
(c) He brings up his past criminal record.
(d) Bosch says that they have a witness that places Sharkey at the scene.

5. For what is Edward Niese known?
(a) A Vietnam War veteran.
(b) A gang member.
(c) A graffiti artist.
(d) A tattoo artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the FBI decide to do with Bosch's case?

2. What characterizes "Hansel and Gretel" markings used by the thieves?

3. What Dr. Salazar conducts the autopsy of the victim, what does he conclude?

4. How does the FBI think the thieves get into the vault?

5. At the crime scene, what kind of tattoo does Bosch notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Describe the opening scene of the novel.

4. When Bosch meets with FBI agent Wish for the first time, what is the evidence that he presents to her and what evidence does he omit?

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

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

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

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

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

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