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

2. What is the news that Bosch breaks to the pawn shop owner?
(a) A bracelet has been stolen from his store.
(b) Guns from his store have been found in Meadows's apartment.
(c) A gun from the Vietnam War was stolen from his store.
(d) A ring has been stolen from his store.

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

4. What is Wish sorry about during her confrontation with Bosch?
(a) She does not have more evidence available.
(b) That Rourke has called Lt. Pounds.
(c) She isn't getting cooperation from the police department.
(d) That Bosch ever got involved with the case.

5. What does Bosch tell the Internal Affairs Department when he returns to the police station on Day 2?
(a) He confesses that he knew Meadows while in Vietnam.
(b) He tells his superior that agent Wish is covering up evidence.
(c) He volunteers to take himself off of the case.
(d) He says that the FBI verified his Mexico alibi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Wish and Bosch make up after the interrogation of Sharkey, why do they go to Ventura County?

3. What news about a dead body awakens detective Bosch a few hours after the graffiti artist hides?

4. Why can't Sharkey review the mug shots of the two ex-convicts?

5. As Wish summarizes the crime, what does she say the FBI suspects the criminals are doing with regard to the underground pipe system?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. Bosch finds a major clue when he investigates Meadows' apartment. Describe the clue he finds, how he finds the clue, and what he concludes about that clue.

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

9. 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?

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

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