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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 getting confirmation of a SWAT callout in Beverly Hills, what does Bosch realize?

2. When Bosch looks through binoculars, what does he see?

3. Why does Villabona recognize the name that stands out to him during the name search?

4. After introducing her to Avery, what does Wish tell Bosch during a private conversation?

5. What documents does Bosch find from the FBI jacket?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene when the vault door opens.

4. Describe the scene at the Malibu pier.

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

6. What occurs during the conversation between Bosch and Irving which Bosch is in the hospital?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the author's style of writing. Did you like the style? How would you describe the style? Did the style seem to remain consistent throughout the novel? Is there another style that would have been more effective?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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