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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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) Harry is touched by Kerwin's story about his sad homelife.
(c) Because Kerwin threatened to hurt Harry if he did get out of jail.
(d) Because Harry spent time in an orphanage and feels sympathy for him.

5. Why is Teresa angry at Harry in Chapter 14?
(a) Because she thinks he does not want her to become the ME.
(b) She thinks Harry is not doing a good job with the investigation.
(c) Because he shared the information she gave him about Cal Moore's autopsy with the press.
(d) Because she wants to date him more seriously.

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

7. What favor does Cal Moore ask Porter for?
(a) To delay identifying the body of the Juan Doe who was found in the alley.
(b) To pick up his wife from the airport.
(c) To transport drugs to Mexico.
(d) To fix a parking ticket.

8. 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.

9. 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) He is worried that Porter paid off a worker there.
(c) He is concerned about a public health epedmic.
(d) To see if anyone there knew Cal Moore.

10. What does Harry think makes a case more difficult to solve?
(a) Unclear motive.
(b) Female victims.
(c) The passage of time.
(d) Multiple suspects.

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

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

13. 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 are both wild and feral.
(b) They both hunt prey.
(c) They are both alone in a dark world.
(d) They both prefer the night to the day.

14. As Harry begins to review all of Porter's case, what does he decide to do?
(a) Take a dinner break and come back to the cases later.
(b) Get Porter to come back to work and solve his own cases.
(c) Separate out the cases he thinks he can solve quickly from those that will take time.
(d) Quit his job.

15. In Chapter 16, why does Harry think Lieutenant Pounds wants him to avoid connecting the death of Kapps and Guitierrez-Llosa with Cal Moore?
(a) He feels guilty that Kapps died.
(b) It might make the department look bad.
(c) If it turns out Moore's death is connected to the other two, the Robbery Homicide squad will take the case over. And that will prevent Pounds from counting the case in his end of year statistics.
(d) Pounds was involved in the murders and wants to cover himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they meet up on stage in this novel the first time, what does Moore's wife accuse Harry of?

2. Harry's meeting with Teresa Corazon is intended to give him more information about the Juan Doe who was found dead in the alley behind the diner. What does Harry find out?

3. On his way to meet Teresa Corazon, Harry stops to look at himself in a mirror. What does he see?

4. During his conversation in Chapter 5 with Pounds, Harry takes his "full measure." What is it that he realizes?

5. 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?

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