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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pounds asks Harry to solve a case by New Year's Day to improve the Department's statistics. Why does this offend Harry?
(a) Harry is convinced that Pounds is not a good boss.
(b) Harry does not think murder investigations should be solved hastily.
(c) He thinks Pounds is more concerned with numbers than people.
(d) Harry thinks Pounds has a hidden agenda.

2. What attracts Harry Bosch's attention on the police scanner as the book opens?
(a) Brushfire.
(b) Forest fire.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) A house fire.

3. What ethical concern does Harry have in reading the file Moore left for him?
(a) Moore's notes were meant to be confidential.
(b) He realizes that the Robbery-Homicide division should see it too.
(c) Attorney-client privilege might be jeopardized.
(d) Harry is concerned about witness safety.

4. What advice does Moore ask Bosch for before his death?
(a) How to resolve an argument with his partner.
(b) What kind of car he should buy.
(c) How to deal with an Internal Affairs investigation.
(d) How to handle a divorce.

5. As Harry begins to review all of Porter's case, what does he decide to do?
(a) Take a dinner break and come back to the cases later.
(b) Quit his job.
(c) Separate out the cases he thinks he can solve quickly from those that will take time.
(d) Get Porter to come back to work and solve his own cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Moore dies, what task does Bosch agree to help with in his murder investigation?

2. Who is Harry's full-time partner?

3. The victim of the crime Harry is investigating is a former colleague of his. His life began to disintegrate when:

4. Harry Bosch enters the crime scene with a handkerchief over his mouth. Why?

5. Upon viewing the body of Cal Moore, Harry makes an initial judgment about how he was killed. What is it that he thinks happened?

(see the answer key)

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