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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 it is a night for jazz.
(c) Because he does not like Christmas.
(d) Because he wants someone to kiss at midnight.

4. Where does Harry look when he returns to his search for Porter in Chapter 12?
(a) Twenty-four hour restaurants.
(b) Drive-in theaters.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) "Bottle clubs" that open after bars close.

5. Where in Mexicali are the flies dyed?
(a) At the US Embassy.
(b) A company called MedFly.
(c) At the Zorrillo's ranch.
(d) A company called "EnviroBreed."

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

7. How well does Harry know Cal Moore, the murder victim?
(a) They were best friends.
(b) They'd had drinks together once at a bar.
(c) They used to be partners.
(d) They were enemies.

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

9. Teresa also finds fruit fly larvae in Juan Doe's stomach. What does she conclude about their presence?
(a) That Juan Doe was a fly breeder and likely had been living in Hawaii.
(b) That Juan Doe was a fly breeder and likely had been living in Mexico.
(c) That Juan Does was a part of a bug-eating cult.
(d) That Juan Doe was a homeless person.

10. What does Harry realize that he has lost after attempting to interrogate Kerwin in Chapter 15?
(a) His car keys.
(b) The art of getting people to talk you rather than forcing them.
(c) His home.
(d) His faith in humanity.

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

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

13. When they meet up on stage in this novel the first time, what does Moore's wife accuse Harry of?
(a) Quitting from her late husand's investigatory team.
(b) Not caring enough about the murder.
(c) Allowing TV reporters to tell her of her husband's death so Harry won't have to.
(d) Taking bribes to avoid finding answers in the case.

14. 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?
(a) He was killed with a wooden stick.
(b) He was killed with a wooden stick and his body was dumped in the alley after death.
(c) His body was dumped in the alley after death.
(d) He was killed by Cal Moore.

15. Why do Teresa and Harry decide to eat at a restaurant different than the one they chose originally?
(a) They got into a fight about what kind of food to have.
(b) They are worried that Cal Moore's killer is following them.
(c) They cannot find parking.
(d) There are too many members of the media at the bar they chose.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Bosch and Rickard decide to do with the young drug dealer after he is arrested?

4. Harry learns what "black ice" is from Cal Moore. What it?

5. Harry meets with Cal Moore's former co-workers. They pass something on to him that Cal Moore wanted him to have. What is it?

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