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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harry goes to Police HQ to talk to a crime scene tech. What does this tech say that makes Harry doubt the idea that Cal Moore committed suicide in his motel room?
(a) There were no other fingerprints in the motel room than Moore's.
(b) The fingerprints on the gun did not match Moore's.
(c) Moore's dental records did not match the corpse's.
(d) The gun did not belong to Moore.

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

3. Harry finds Hollywood depressing. Why?
(a) He has worked there a long time.
(b) He does not like prostitutes.
(c) His colleague was found dead there.
(d) He grew up there.

4. Why does Bosch sometimes think solving homicide cases are all that matter?
(a) Because Harry is concerned about receiving his pension upon retirement.
(b) Because Harry believes in the sanctity of life.
(c) Because the politics involved in other departments are too intense.
(d) Because drug arrests only result in new dealers replacing those who have been incarcerated.

5. 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) One of the victims was Harry's mom.
(c) Porter was investigating the Cal Moore suicide.
(d) Harry was a suspect in one of the cases Porter had been investigating.

6. Who does Harry meet at Cal Moore's apartment?
(a) Lucius Porter.
(b) Moore's ex-wife.
(c) Moore's partner.
(d) Zorrillo.

7. Why does Harry think homicides more difficult to solve in Hollywood?
(a) Movie stars are more vicious.
(b) There are more serial killers.
(c) Drug dealers are very influential.
(d) Less of the victims know their killers before death.

8. The young drug dealer's name is Kerwin. He does not share anything with Harry and Rickard, but Harry decides to let him free. Why?
(a) Kerwin begs Harry to let him go free and Harry decides to give in.
(b) Because Harry spent time in an orphanage and feels sympathy for him.
(c) Because Kerwin threatened to hurt Harry if he did get out of jail.
(d) Harry is touched by Kerwin's story about his sad homelife.

9. 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?
(a) That Sylvia does not like Harry.
(b) That there is a connection between him and Sylvia.
(c) That Sylvia was the most likely person to have killed Moore.
(d) That Sylvia caused Moore to committ suicide.

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

11. After Moore dies, what task does Bosch agree to help with in his murder investigation?
(a) Talking to the neighbors about what they may have heard.
(b) He notifies Moore's wife of his death.
(c) Fingerprinting the crime scene.
(d) Performing an autopsy.

12. It's Cal Moore who first tells Harry about Black Ice. What is Ice?
(a) A slippery substance that causes accidents on freeways.
(b) The name of a gang.
(c) A rare and valuable flower.
(d) A drug.

13. Why does Teresa feel compelled to say that the reason for Cal Moore's death was inconclusive?
(a) Moore's dental records did not match.
(b) The impact of the gunshot to his brain proved that he was shot from behind.
(c) The autopsy results proved that there were multiple shooters.
(d) Moore's fingerprints did not match the prints found on the gun.

14. Why is Harry upset in the first chapter?
(a) RHD takes a case he thinks should be his.
(b) His radio scanner is broken.
(c) His dinner has been ruined by a call.
(d) He is alone on Christmas.

15. What does Harry realize about Rickard as they process the arrest of the young drug dealer?
(a) That he does not like Harry.
(b) That he enjoys intimidating the people he arrests.
(c) That he does not believe in drug laws.
(d) That he is sensitive to the needs of teens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Teresa angry at Harry in Chapter 14?

2. Harry cannot sleep because of the developing case. How does this make him feel?

3. In Chapter 16, Harry suspects that Lieutenant Pounds is not a true devout Christian. Why does Harry think he pretends?

4. Harry is asked to take over Lucius Porter's cases. Why is Porter not able to solve his own cases?

5. Why is Harry so interested in finding out the cause of Cal Moore's death?

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