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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Harry look when he returns to his search for Porter in Chapter 12?
(a) "Bottle clubs" that open after bars close.
(b) Twenty-four hour restaurants.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Drive-in theaters.

2. Why do the other bar patrons eventually leave?
(a) Because a rabid dog was let loose in the bar.
(b) Because a bomb threat was phoned into the bar.
(c) Because Harry flashes his badge and they are afraid of the police.
(d) Because the bartender decided to close the bar.

3. Harry learns what "black ice" is from Cal Moore. What it?
(a) A drug made of PCP, heroin, and cocaine.
(b) A slippery substance used by criminals in car chases.
(c) The name of a drink at Moore's favorite bar.
(d) A special ice used by coroners made into a drug.

4. 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 does not think murder investigations should be solved hastily.
(b) Harry is convinced that Pounds is not a good boss.
(c) Harry thinks Pounds has a hidden agenda.
(d) He thinks Pounds is more concerned with numbers than people.

5. In the first chapter, Harry is thinking about an animal he is attempting to feed and has named "Timido." What kind of animal is it?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A coyote.
(d) His dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't the other patrons leave the bar when Porter and Harry started to fight?

2. It's Cal Moore who first tells Harry about Black Ice. What is Ice?

3. Why does Teresa feel compelled to say that the reason for Cal Moore's death was inconclusive?

4. What does Parker Center--the L.A. Police Department's headquarters--symbolize to Harry in Chapter 8?

5. What is the clientele like at Poe's, the bar where Harry finally finds Porter?

(see the answer key)

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