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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. From where does Bosch know William Meadows, the person he has to check the computer for?
(a) Bejing.
(b) Saigon.
(c) The Police Department.
(d) Boston.

2. Where was Edward Niese found three months ago?
(a) Loitering outside of the pawn shop.
(b) Sleeping in the pipe where Meadows's body was found.
(c) Wandering outside of Meadows's apartment.
(d) In the pawn shop.

3. After getting 343 hits in the moniker file, what does Bosch do in his data search?
(a) He excludes Asians and Latinos in the search.
(b) He excludes blacks and Latinos from the search.
(c) He inclues Asians and Latinos in the search.
(d) He includes blacks and Latinos in the search.

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

5. How many ex-tunnelers does Wish say they find living in Southern California?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the FBI think the criminals are hiding their activities from the DWP inspectors?

3. How old is Edward Niese?

4. Bosch threatens Wish with what at the end of their confrontation?

5. What is the news that Bosch breaks to the pawn shop owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opening scene of the novel.

2. 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?

3. Describe the dynamic of the relationship between Wish, Bosch and Rourke as Bosch begins his work on the investigation with the FBI.

4. Describe how detective Bosch identifies the body he finds at the crime scene.

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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