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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. As agent Wish summarizes the FBI's guess as to the criminal activity, what two words best describes how Bosch characterizes Wish?

2. What does agent Wish say about the pipes in the city?

3. What is the time and day of the week that the FBI thinks the thieves end the heist?

4. What are the names of the two ex-convicts that stand out to Bosch when he reviews service biographies?

5. After Bosch's confrontation with Wish, what happens when he returns to the police station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Describe the opening scene of the novel.

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

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. Describe what occurs when Bosch and Wish drive to the Charlie Company.

9. Explain the details Bosch discovers surrounding the disappearance of the stolen bracelet and explain where Bosch was when the bracelet disappears.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Black Echo is considered a mystery, or detective novel. Write an essay that explains what characterizes this novel as a mystery. Include a discussion of suspense, evidence, and suspects to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contract the protagonist, Bosch, with one of the antagonists, Wish. It is not evident until later in the novel that Wish is an antagonist, but there are clues that let the reader know that in most ways, she is working again Bosch. Include in your essay evidence given by the author early on in the plot that made you understand that Wish is an antagonist.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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