View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Harry and Rickard threaten to arrest a kid they meet on the street?
(a) He killed Juan Doe.
(b) He killed Cal Moore.
(c) They suspect him of dealing drugs.
(d) He helped the drug dealer Cal Moore had arrested before his death.

2. What does Harry do for Kerwin in Chapter 15?
(a) He sends him to a GED program to finish high school.
(b) He drug tests him.
(c) Rents him a motel room.
(d) Gives him bail money.

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

4. What is the atmosphere like in the police station where Harry works?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Jubilant.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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?
(a) Moore's killer.
(b) The police chief.
(c) Harry's attorney.
(d) A journalist.

12. Why would Assistant Chief Irving want to cover up the possible murder of Moore?
(a) An high unsolved murder rate would be bad for the department's statistics.
(b) If Moore's death was ruled a murder, Irving could be implicated.
(c) If Moore was involved in any corrupt activities that led to his death, it could bring shame upon the police department.
(d) If Moore's death was ruled a suicide, his wife might not be allowed to collect his life insurance benefits.

13. Kerwin finally tells Harry what he wants to know about Dance, the drug dealer. What is it?
(a) That he probably went to Mexico shortly after Cal Moore died.
(b) That he was a cop too.
(c) That he is the mastermind behind the drug dealing gang.
(d) That Dance is a federal agent.

14. 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) Moore's dental records did not match the corpse's.
(d) The fingerprints on the gun did not match Moore's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry realize that he has lost after attempting to interrogate Kerwin in Chapter 15?

2. Pounds asks Harry to solve a case by New Year's Day to improve the Department's statistics. Why does this offend Harry?

3. Harry meets up with Rickard to re-interview the young drug dealer they arrested earlier. What does Rickard do that upsets Harry?

4. What does Harry do to get the information he wants from Teresa about Cal Moore?

5. After Moore dies, what task does Bosch agree to help with in his murder investigation?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 830 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample