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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Harry more worried about spending New Year's Eve alone than Christmas?
(a) Because New Year's Eve is more fun.
(b) Because he wants someone to kiss at midnight.
(c) Because it is a night for jazz.
(d) Because he does not like Christmas.

6. Teresa asks Bosch if he is like Timido, the coyote who lives in his canyon. What traits does she think Harry and Timido share?
(a) They both prefer the night to the day.
(b) They are both alone in a dark world.
(c) They are both wild and feral.
(d) They both hunt prey.

7. The victim of the crime Harry is investigating is a former colleague of his. His life began to disintegrate when:
(a) He robbed a bank.
(b) Internal Affairs began to investigate.
(c) He began to sell drugs.
(d) He divorced his wife.

8. On his way to meet Teresa Corazon, Harry stops to look at himself in a mirror. What does he see?
(a) A man most people would not approach unless they have to.
(b) A man of honor.
(c) A man with a mission.
(d) A man who is very tired.

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

10. In Chapter 11, why does Harry decide he needs to talk to Porter next?
(a) Porter called Harry and told him he knew what was up.
(b) Harry has a hunch.
(c) His pullout from the department is too coincidental.
(d) His retirement indicated that he was corrupt.

11. What attracts Harry Bosch's attention on the police scanner as the book opens?
(a) A house fire.
(b) Brushfire.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) Forest fire.

12. Why was Harry demoted from the elite Robbery Homicide Division?
(a) He was not able to solve enough cases.
(b) He shot an unarmed man by mistake.
(c) He did not get along with his superiors.
(d) He was accused of corruption.

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

14. 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 coyote.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) His dog.
(d) A chicken.

15. Who does Bosch get a call from as he is looking for Porter?
(a) One of the narcotics officers who worked with Cal Moore.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His lieutenant.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Harry begins to review all of Porter's case, what does he decide to do?

2. After talking to Kerwin, what does Harry decide to do in Chapter 16?

3. Harry's Lieutenant is called "Pounds." While speaking to Harry, he chokes on an aspirin. Why?

4. Why does Harry think homicides more difficult to solve in Hollywood?

5. What does Harry think makes a case more difficult to solve?

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