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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harry meets up with Rickard to re-interview the young drug dealer they arrested earlier. What does Rickard do that upsets Harry?
(a) He drives recklessly.
(b) He does not read the kid his rights.
(c) He plants evidence on the kid.
(d) He's excited that the kid has been hurt while in jail. He thinks this will make him talk.

2. What does Harry tell Rickard that he does not believe in Chapter 15?
(a) That Cal Moore "crossed," meaning that he'd become corrupt.
(b) Cal Moore was an informant,
(c) That Cal Moore was a secret agenct.
(d) That Cal Moore secretly hated Rickard.

3. Harry's Lieutenant is called "Pounds." While speaking to Harry, he chokes on an aspirin. Why?
(a) Harry said something shocking to him
(b) He was surprised by the new evidence Harry presented to him.
(c) The pills went down the "wrong pipe."
(d) He did not use water to swallow his pills.

4. 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) The gun did not belong to Moore.
(b) There were no other fingerprints in the motel room than Moore's.
(c) The fingerprints on the gun did not match Moore's.
(d) Moore's dental records did not match the corpse's.

5. Harry spoke with Cal Moore before his death about a case. What does he discover after Moore's death from his colleagues?
(a) That Cal had planted evidence.
(b) That Cal had not told Harry everything he knew.
(c) That Cal had planned to quit the police force.
(d) That Cal wanted to leave his wife.

6. Harry is asked to meet with his Lieutenant in his office. What is the nickname for his office?
(a) The hot box.
(b) The loafing room.
(c) The glass box.
(d) The bread box.

7. Why does Teresa conclude that Moore's death was not a homicide?
(a) Because police brass pressured her to say that the death was inconclusive.
(b) Because Teresa was in cahoots with his killer.
(c) Because Teresa was unsure what the autopsy results meant.
(d) Because Teresa was not very good at her job.

8. Upon viewing the body of Cal Moore, Harry makes an initial judgment about how he was killed. What is it that he thinks happened?
(a) Murder.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Gas leak.
(d) An earthquake.

9. Harry cannot sleep because of the developing case. How does this make him feel?
(a) Invigorated.
(b) Mad.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

10. Harry harms Porter in the course of their conversation. What does he do?
(a) He burns Porter's hand.
(b) He breaks Porter's nose.
(c) He breaks Porter's wrist.
(d) He breaks Porter's toe.

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

12. What does Parker Center--the L.A. Police Department's headquarters--symbolize to Harry in Chapter 8?
(a) A web of corruption.
(b) The end of his career.
(c) A bureaucratic labyrinth.
(d) A beacon for justice.

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

14. Why do Teresa and Harry decide to eat at a restaurant different than the one they chose originally?
(a) They got into a fight about what kind of food to have.
(b) They are worried that Cal Moore's killer is following them.
(c) They cannot find parking.
(d) There are too many members of the media at the bar they chose.

15. Where does Harry find Porter?
(a) His house.
(b) Downtown bar.
(c) The squad room.
(d) The movie studios.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Bosch makes a mysterious phone call and reveals what he just learned about the autopsy results. Who is it most likely that he calls?

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

3. Who does Harry call before leaving for Mexico in Chapter 16?

4. Pounds asks Harry to visit his office for a reason in Chapter 5. What is it?

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

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