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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. After they complete the examination of the crime scene, what does Bosch tell Edgar he will do if Edgar encounters resistance?
(a) Talk to the local medical examiner.
(b) Get a search warrant.
(c) Get permission from the next-of-kin.
(d) Go to the VA himself.

2. After Wish and Bosch make up after the interrogation of Sharkey, why do they go to Ventura County?
(a) Because they decide to go on a date together.
(b) Because they need to follow up with the pawn shop owner.
(c) To question a new witness that has surfaced.
(d) To check the Charlie Company outreach program.

3. As Wish summarizes the crime, what does she say the FBI suspects the criminals are doing with regard to the underground pipe system?
(a) Walking through them all the way up to the FBI office.
(b) Riding through them, cutting holes in them, and digging 10-20 feet each night.
(c) Sending explosives through them.
(d) Sending cameras through them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Edward Niese found three months ago?

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

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

4. What does Bosch omit from the Investigating Officer's Chronological Report?

5. How old does Sharkey say that he is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What information does Bosch find out about the witness?

5. Describe how Bosch handles the paperwork aspect of his job, as described in the scene were he returns to the office after being at the crime scene.

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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