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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pawn shop to which Bosch pays a visit?

2. When Sharkey is done providing information, what does Bosch say he wants to do with Sharkey?

3. How many ex-tunnelers does Wish say they find living in Southern California?

4. What is the clue that Bosch finds when he searches the victim's apartment?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain in an essay why you liked or disliked The Black Echo. What is suspenseful? Did it keep you on the edge of your seat? Did you have a hard time putting it down? Did you find it boring? Use specific examples to support your reasoning. Would you recommend this novel to your friends?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes the setting of the novel. Why do you think that the author chose Southern California as the place for the novel to unfold? With regard to the time in which the novel takes place, is there a historical reason for the novel being placed there?

Essay Topic 3

By the end of the novel, the reader can see that there are very few characters who are considered protagonists. Most of the characters in the novel are antagonists. Write an essay that compares the protagonist with the antagonist. Include your opinion on whether or not you wish the author would have given Bosch some more help with additional protagonists?

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