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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. When Bosch asks Rourke about stationing men inside the vault, how does Rourke respond?
2. Where is Niese's body found?
3. An hour after their conversation with Avery, where are Bosch and Wish?
4. What documents does Bosch find from the FBI jacket?
5. As he continues to think about the pieces of the case, what realization does Bosch come to when he remembers that the lease on Meadows's apartment is up the next week?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rourke respond after the car is pulled over?
2. After Wish checks in with Rourke after Rourke has unveiled his plan, what does Wish report to Bosch?
3. Describe the scene when the vault door opens.
4. What pieces of the mystery does Wish appear to be solving as Bosch is in the hospital?
5. As Bosch remembers that Meadows's lease on his apartment is over soon, what two things does Bosch realize?
6. What is the reason that Wish gives Bosch for disagreeing that someone on the inside is involved?
7. As Bosch crouches near Sharkey's body, what are some of the thoughts going through his head?
8. Bosch and Wish know that they cannot explain everything that has occurred over the last 15 years, but what do they know they have to do?
9. Where are Bosch and Wish after they visit BHS&L and what occurs there?
10. Summarize the scene when Bosch pulls Lewis and Clarke out of their car.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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.
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