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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they meet up on stage in this novel the first time, what does Moore's wife accuse Harry of?
(a) Taking bribes to avoid finding answers in the case.
(b) Not caring enough about the murder.
(c) Allowing TV reporters to tell her of her husband's death so Harry won't have to.
(d) Quitting from her late husand's investigatory team.

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

3. How does Harry suspect that the man he is calling Juan Doe got from Mexicali to LA?
(a) On a train.
(b) With the police.
(c) He crawled over the border.
(d) In a cardboard carton full of fruit flies.

4. What odd thing does Teresa find in the Juan Doe's ears?
(a) Residue from heroin.
(b) Insect eggs.
(c) Clay.
(d) Brown dust from wheat.

5. What is the clientele like at Poe's, the bar where Harry finally finds Porter?
(a) Executives, cops, writers, and priests.
(b) Drug dealers and sex workers.
(c) Trash collectors, dock workers, and newspaper delivery people.
(d) Hipsters and yuppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, why does Harry think Lieutenant Pounds wants him to avoid connecting the death of Kapps and Guitierrez-Llosa with Cal Moore?

2. What is the atmosphere like in the police station where Harry works?

3. What advice does Moore ask Bosch for before his death?

4. What does Harry find himself surprised to be thinking about as he makes love to Teresa?

5. Why is Harry angry at Porter when he sees him in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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