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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. How does the FBI think that the thieves bypass the alarm in the bank?

3. Once in the Grand Am, what does Sharkey plan?

4. What does Sakai assume to be the cause of death?

5. After Wish and Bosch make up after the interrogation of Sharkey, why do they go to Ventura County?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the relationship between Bosch and Wish in Part 4 of the novel.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

The Black Echo includes lots of details about things like electrical surveillance equipment and alarm systems. Write an essay that explains just how effective these details were to the plot. Could the author have left them out? If you thought that the details added to the plot, what made you think that they were necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains reasons why the author would have chosen the title of The Black Echo for this novel. What is the meaning behind the title? Use examples to support your conclusions.

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