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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One DEA agent dies in the raid. How is he killed?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) Zorillio slits his throat.
(c) He is knocked over by a landing helipcopter.
(d) By "friendly fire," meaning that another agent shot him by accident.

2. What problem does Harry identify in Chapter 28 that every cop in California runs into?
(a) A concern that the death penalty will be enacted.
(b) A limited number of hours to work before a wall is reached.
(c) A concern about corruption.
(d) Mexico refuses to extradite its citizens.

3. What else does Teresa tell Harry, on a more personal note, on the phone in Chapter 23?
(a) Teresa tells Harry she wants to break off their engagement.
(b) Teresa tells Harry she wants him to move in with her.
(c) Teresa tells Harry she is pregnant.
(d) Teresa breaks off her relationship with Harry.

4. Why do Irving and so many others not trust Harry, despite the fact that he is a dedicated detective?
(a) Because he is so violent.
(b) Because he only works for the money.
(c) Because he does not play for a team, he plays for himself.
(d) Because they suspect he is getting a pay-off.

5. Cal Moore's wife, Sylvia, ends up coming to Moore's apartment while Harry is there. What does she tell Harry that Cal's tattoo meant?
(a) Moore got it in a prisoner of war camp.
(b) It's the name of Cal Moore's village, Saints and Sinners.
(c) It's a traditional tattoo to have when your first child is born.
(d) It is a symbol everyone in his class at the Academy got tattooed.

6. Harry also calls Teresa Corazon in Chapter 23 to find out if Porter's murder was connected to any others. What does he find out?
(a) Porter and Jimmy Kapps had been killed in the same manner.
(b) That Porter was born in Mexicali.
(c) That Porter had fruit flies in his eyes.
(d) That Cal Moore's prints were found on Porter.

7. How does Harry respond to Agulia's story about how he got involved in the Guitierrez-Llosa case?
(a) He does not believe him.
(b) He realizes that Agulia is a good cop and someone he can trust.
(c) He dislikes Aguila intensely.
(d) He helps Aguila to tell the whole story.

8. What does Corvo offer Harry when he makes the trip to Mexicali?
(a) He gives him a map.
(b) He gives him a gun.
(c) He gives him the name of a taxi service.
(d) He connects him to a local source.

9. How does Harry get Corvo to sit down and talk to him?
(a) He begs.
(b) He buys him a beer.
(c) He threatens to go to Mexicali to investigate the death of Guitierrez-Llosa, which potentially could threaten the DEA's case.
(d) He threatens to expose him.

10. Who does Aguila take Harry to visit?
(a) The US Ambassador to Mexico.
(b) Cal Moore's widow.
(c) Zorrillo.
(d) The sheriff of the City of Lost Souls.

11. In Chapter 30, who does Harry pledge to chase?
(a) Zorrillo.
(b) Grena.
(c) Agulia.
(d) Dance.

12. Before leaving for Mexico in Chapter 19, what does Harry hide in the trunk of his car?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) A second knife.
(c) A second gun.
(d) Food.

13. Why does Harry find the symbolism behind Cal Moore's tattoo meaningful?
(a) It represents the relationship betwen police and criminals.
(b) Cal Moore used to be a Catholic priest.
(c) He thinks it helps to explain Moore's suicide note.
(d) Harry thinks it helps explain why Cal divorced his wife.

14. What is Mr. Monz's role in investigating the death of Guitierrez-Llosa, the Juan Doe Harry found in the alley?
(a) He asked Guitierrez-Llosa to leave Mexico.
(b) He was Guitierrez-Llosa's father.
(c) He reported Guitierrez-Llosa missing.
(d) He killed Guitierrez-Llosa.

15. What about Harry's drive to Calexico in Chapter 19 is pleasing to Harry?
(a) Harry loves to listen to the radio.
(b) Harry uses long drives to catch up with friends on his cell phone.
(c) Harry loves cars.
(d) Harry thinks that he does some of his best driving while driving alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Cal Moore leave the file for Harry that got him started thinking Moore had been murdered?

2. Why does Harry go to the bar called "Code 7" in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 21, what tasks does Agulia assign?

4. In Chapter 20, how is Calexico "like most border towns"?

5. Who else was killed in the raid described in Chapter 29?

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