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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 does Bosch tell the Internal Affairs Department when he returns to the police station on Day 2?
2. What is Wish sorry about during her confrontation with Bosch?
3. What news about a dead body awakens detective Bosch a few hours after the graffiti artist hides?
4. Where was Bosch when he was away on his "extended vacation"?
5. Bosch threatens Wish with what at the end of their confrontation?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the FBI believes the thieves are tunnel rats from the Vietnam War.
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. Explain the information Irv Irving finds on Bosch when he reviews Bosch's file and what his reaction to Bosch is.
4. After offering to hypnotize Sharkey, what does Bosch do for him?
5. 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?
6. On the third day of the investigation, what is the summary of the crime that Wish provides?
7. When Bosch and Wish cannot locate Sharkey, where do they go and what do they discuss?
8. Describe the scene outside of the pawn shop when Bosch arrives there.
9. What happens when Sharkey climbs into the Grand Am?
10. What information does Bosch find out about the witness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In this essay, focus on agent Wish. Your essay should analyze her character and explain your feelings about her posing as an ethical FBI agent, when in fact, she was behind some of the crimes. Did you figure this fact out early in your reading, or was it not until the novel revealed it that you understood her motive? Did you understand her motive? Were her intentions good in wanting to make the men pay for what they did?
Essay Topic 3
How does the Vietnam War history add to the characterization of Rourke and Bosch? What occurred during their time in the war that causes them to act in certain ways throughout the novel?
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