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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 is the street name of Edward Niese?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Sharkey.
(d) Theo.

2. After Bosch's confrontation with Wish, what happens when he returns to the police station?
(a) He finds a folder full of evidence on the bank heist sitting on his desk.
(b) Bosch is told that he and Edgar are off of the case.
(c) Bosch is told that he is off of the case, but that Edgar will remain on it.
(d) Bosch is told that he will be allowed to remain on the case, but that Edgar has been taken off of it.

3. When Bosch shows agent Wish that the FBI picture of the bracelet matches the pawn shop owner's picture, what does he tell her?
(a) The bracelet was found in the pocket of the victim.
(b) The bracelet is worth millions of dollars.
(c) The guy who pawned the bracelet six weeks ago is the victim in the case he is investigating.
(d) He is not sure if there is a duplicate copy of the bracelet or not.

4. Before calling into the pipe, what does Sharkey wait for?
(a) He waits until he gets the courage to call into the pipe.
(b) He waits until he can't hear the engine of the vehicle anymore.
(c) His graffitti artist friend to arrive.
(d) The police to arrive.

5. After Bosch listens to the 911 tape and prints a record on an indigent who sleeps in a pipe, who or what does he discover?
(a) The murder weapon by the reservoir.
(b) The victim's brother.
(c) The graffiti artist.
(d) 50 pages of documentation on a bank heist.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Bosch is talking with Wish, what reason does he give her for the fact that his victim was killed?

2. After they complete the examination of the crime scene, what does Bosch tell Edgar he will do if Edgar encounters resistance?

3. After Bosch reviews the newspaper articles and returns to the police station, who or what does he notice?

4. What is the estimated worth of the valuables that were stolen during the bank heist?

5. For what is Edward Niese known?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What happens when Sharkey climbs into the Grand Am?

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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