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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 Ernst runs a background check on Binh, what does he find?

2. When Bosch and Wish approach Wish's apartment and a car drives straight toward them, what do they do?

3. Why does Bosch think Niese was killed?

4. About what does Wish speculate as she works at a desk?

5. What is unusual about BHS&L as compared to regular bank vaults?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the documents that Bosch discovers in the FBI jacket.

2. After they receive the information about Binh, about what with regard to Meadows's and Binh's involvement do they postulate?

3. When Bosch is exasperated while in the hospital, what does he decide to do?

4. After Bosch hits one of the gunmen in the chest, what do he and Wish do?

5. What pieces of the mystery does Wish appear to be solving as Bosch is in the hospital?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Bosch and Wish visit BHS&L?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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."

Essay Topic 2

There are many scene changes in The Black Echo, and the author repeatedly uses segues to lead into those scene changes, and to remind the reader of a subplot. Pick four scene changes and explain which segues the author used to lead up to the change.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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