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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Assistant Chief Irving laments the fact that not enough officers bother to do what?
(a) Take fingerprints.
(b) Investigate crimes.
(c) Learn Spanish.
(d) Run after criminals.

2. Harry examines Porter's unsolved cases and discovers an odd coincidence. What is it?
(a) One of the murders happened at a diner frequented by Cal Moore.
(b) Porter was investigating the Cal Moore suicide.
(c) Harry was a suspect in one of the cases Porter had been investigating.
(d) One of the victims was Harry's mom.

3. 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) Harry's attorney.
(c) Moore's killer.
(d) A journalist.

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

5. During his conversation in Chapter 5 with Pounds, Harry takes his "full measure." What is it that he realizes?
(a) Pounds is a bureaucrat more than he is a cop.
(b) Pounds is not a good cop.
(c) Pounds is a killer.
(d) Pounds is very smart.

6. What does Harry realize about Rickard as they process the arrest of the young drug dealer?
(a) That he does not like Harry.
(b) That he is sensitive to the needs of teens.
(c) That he enjoys intimidating the people he arrests.
(d) That he does not believe in drug laws.

7. 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) His dog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A squirrel.

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

9. Why does Teresa feel compelled to say that the reason for Cal Moore's death was inconclusive?
(a) The autopsy results proved that there were multiple shooters.
(b) Moore's fingerprints did not match the prints found on the gun.
(c) The impact of the gunshot to his brain proved that he was shot from behind.
(d) Moore's dental records did not match.

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

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

12. In Chapter 4, Harry thinks that Cal Moore answered a question that many people have. What is it?
(a) He found out who his mother is.
(b) He found out who he was.
(c) He determined the meaning of life.
(d) He found out what happens after death.

13. Harry learns what "black ice" is from Cal Moore. What it?
(a) A slippery substance used by criminals in car chases.
(b) A special ice used by coroners made into a drug.
(c) A drug made of PCP, heroin, and cocaine.
(d) The name of a drink at Moore's favorite bar.

14. 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 undercover police officer.
(c) He was a drug mule.
(d) He was a day laborer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Harry so interested in finding out the cause of Cal Moore's death?

2. Who is Harry's full-time partner?

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

4. How does Harry suspect that the man he is calling Juan Doe got from Mexicali to LA?

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

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