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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. As Wish questions Binh, what does Bosch do?

2. One Bosch gets to the vault, what is the condition of Lewis?

3. When Bosch wakes up in the hospital, what happens?

4. What does Avery tell Bosch and Wish has happened during the last two nights at BHS&L?

5. After hearing Rourke's news about the Internal Affairs Department, what does Bosch do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what occurs when Bosch and Wish go to Binh's store.

2. 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?

3. As Bosch remembers that Meadows's lease on his apartment is over soon, what two things does Bosch realize?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the scene when the vault door opens.

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

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

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

The Black Echo repeatedly uses tension between many different characters to reveal plot and motive for the crimes described. Write an essay that explains why the author would have chosen to use tension in this way. How does the tension add to the crisis points in the novel? In what ways does the author occasionally relieve the tension between the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Bosch and Wish. In your opinion, did Wish intend to get romantically involved with Bosch? Was that part of her plan all along? How did you feel at the end when Bosch helped her out by not turning her in? Did you like the fact that he has her print hanging in his home? In your opinion, did the romance make him less of a hero?

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