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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 Irvin Irving's title?
2. What piece of information does Bosch leave out when he is talking with agent Wish about the evidence?
3. As Wish summarizes the crime, what does she say the FBI suspects the criminals are doing with regard to the underground pipe system?
4. How many ex-convicts serve in Vietnam while Meadows is there?
5. After Bosch completes the data check, where does he go?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sharkey tell Bosch and Wish when they first question him on the third day of the investigation?
2. Explain Lt. Pounds feelings toward Bosch.
3. Explain how the FBI believes the thieves are tunnel rats from the Vietnam War.
4. Explain what the FBI thinks the thieves did once inside the vault.
5. Describe what occurs when Bosch and Wish drive to the Charlie Company.
6. 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.
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. Explain the details Bosch discovers surrounding the disappearance of the stolen bracelet and explain where Bosch was when the bracelet disappears.
9. Describe the scene outside of the pawn shop when Bosch arrives there.
10. At the end of the third day, what is the information that Wish and Bosch glean about Meadows?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bosch, the protagonist, is characterized by Wish as an "institutional man." Irving does not like Bosch because he has difficulty becoming part of the LAPD "family." Write an essay that describes Bosch's background and what in that background would make him have difficulty fitting in to the LAPD "family."
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's style of writing. Did you like the style? How would you describe the style? Did the style seem to remain consistent throughout the novel? Is there another style that would have been more effective?
Essay Topic 3
The Black Echo repeatedly uses tension between many different characters to reveal plot and motive for the crimes described. Write an essay that explains why the author would have chosen to use tension in this way. How does the tension add to the crisis points in the novel? In what ways does the author occasionally relieve the tension between the characters?
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