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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 visit his office for a reason in Chapter 5. What is it?
(a) To get Harry to solve a murder by the end of New Year's Eve.
(b) To ask him for his resignation.
(c) To promote him.
(d) To find out more about the Moore case.

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

3. Why does Harry visit the the Medfly Eradication Project Center in Chapter 14?
(a) To find out if it's possible that the dead man in the alley came from Mexicali.
(b) To see if anyone there knew Cal Moore.
(c) He is worried that Porter paid off a worker there.
(d) He is concerned about a public health epedmic.

4. The murdered man that Harry called "Juan Doe" is really named Fernal Guitierrez-Llosa. What does Harry learn that Guitierrez-Llosa did for a living?
(a) He worked for the Mexican government.
(b) He was a drug mule.
(c) He was a day laborer.
(d) He was a undercover police officer.

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

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

7. What does Harry say to Porter when he finds him?
(a) Nothing, Porter is not there.
(b) He accuses him of being involved in a conspiracy.
(c) He asks what happened to Cal Moore.
(d) He asks him why he left the job.

8. What does Harry find himself surprised to be thinking about as he makes love to Teresa?
(a) The case.
(b) The coyote.
(c) Cal Moore's wife, Sylvia.
(d) His car.

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

10. 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) Quitting from her late husand's investigatory team.
(c) Allowing TV reporters to tell her of her husband's death so Harry won't have to.
(d) Not caring enough about the murder.

11. What does Harry do to get the information he wants from Teresa about Cal Moore?
(a) He promises to help her get appointed Chief Medical Examiner.
(b) He threatens to reveal the details of their affair.
(c) He reveals information about his case to her.
(d) He bribes her with a dessert.

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

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

14. Who does Harry call before leaving for Mexico in Chapter 16?
(a) Captain Grena, the Mexican police capatain.
(b) Lieutenant Pounds.
(c) Carols Aguila, the Mexican detective investigating the death of Juan Doe.
(d) Assistant Chief Irving.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Parker Center--the L.A. Police Department's headquarters--symbolize to Harry in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Teresa conclude that Moore's death was not a homicide?

5. What does Harry do to surprise Teresa at his house?

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