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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. After Rourke looks at the schematic that Gearson gives him, what does Rourke announce?

2. What is the name of the recorder Bosch finds?

3. When Bosch and Wish leave Binh's questioning, what does Bosch turn on?

4. After Bosch sees what is going on in the vault, where does he go?

5. After Bosch leaves Niese's body, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Bosch crouches near Sharkey's body, what are some of the thoughts going through his head?

2. Describe the relationship between Bosch and Wish just before they find out that Sharkey has been killed.

3. What information do Bosch and Wish find out about Binh from Bob Ernst?

4. Explain what Rourke says to Bosch about why Meadows died.

5. When Rourke hears Bosch explain that he thinks someone on the inside is involved in Sharkey's death, how does Rourke respond?

6. What is Wish's reaction to what she realizes Bosch has done once they get in the car after questioning Binh?

7. What is the reason that Wish gives Bosch for disagreeing that someone on the inside is involved?

8. Describe the scene when the vault door opens.

9. Describe the conditions of several of the main characters as the scene in the hospital opens.

10. About what is Pounds angry after Bosch and Wish pull a car over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that summarizes the plot of the novel. Be sure to include the setting, exposition, conflict, crisis, climax, denouement, and falling action that were included in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

By the end of the novel, the reader can see that there are very few characters who are considered protagonists. Most of the characters in the novel are antagonists. Write an essay that compares the protagonist with the antagonist. Include your opinion on whether or not you wish the author would have given Bosch some more help with additional protagonists?

Essay Topic 3

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."

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