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

2. What, specifically, during Binh's questioning makes him angry?

3. What does Wish believe about the person who killed Niese?

4. On what fact does Pounds agree with Rourke?

5. While Bosch keeps watch and Wish reports to Rourke, what does Wish tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene when the vault door opens.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where are Bosch and Wish after they visit BHS&L and what occurs there?

9. After Wish checks in with Rourke after Rourke has unveiled his plan, what does Wish report to Bosch?

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

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

The Black Echo includes lots of details about things like electrical surveillance equipment and alarm systems. Write an essay that explains just how effective these details were to the plot. Could the author have left them out? If you thought that the details added to the plot, what made you think that they were necessary?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Vietnam War history add to the characterization of Rourke and Bosch? What occurred during their time in the war that causes them to act in certain ways throughout the novel?

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