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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry think makes a case more difficult to solve?
(a) The passage of time.
(b) Female victims.
(c) Multiple suspects.
(d) Unclear motive.

2. Harry examines Porter's unsolved cases and discovers an odd coincidence. What is it?
(a) One of the murders happened at a diner frequented by Cal Moore.
(b) Porter was investigating the Cal Moore suicide.
(c) One of the victims was Harry's mom.
(d) Harry was a suspect in one of the cases Porter had been investigating.

3. Teresa also finds fruit fly larvae in Juan Doe's stomach. What does she conclude about their presence?
(a) That Juan Doe was a homeless person.
(b) That Juan Doe was a fly breeder and likely had been living in Hawaii.
(c) That Juan Doe was a fly breeder and likely had been living in Mexico.
(d) That Juan Does was a part of a bug-eating cult.

4. What cases does Harry decide to focus on first?
(a) The ones involving important people, like the murdered priest.
(b) The ones with multiple victims.
(c) The ones where children were harmed.
(d) The most recent.

5. Harry Bosch enters the crime scene with a handkerchief over his mouth. Why?
(a) He's sad about his colleague's death.
(b) The odor of the body overpowers him.
(c) He doesn't want anyone to see the expression on his face.
(d) His allergies have flared due to the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Teresa asks Bosch if he is like Timido, the coyote who lives in his canyon. What traits does she think Harry and Timido share?

2. Harry notified Moore's wife--Sylvia--of the death. She calls later to thank him. What does Harry conclude at the end of that call?

3. When they meet up on stage in this novel the first time, what does Moore's wife accuse Harry of?

4. What odd thing does Teresa find in the Juan Doe's ears?

5. What holiday is going on as Harry starts his case?

(see the answer key)

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