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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harry notified Moore's wife--Sylvia--of the death. She calls later to thank him. What does Harry conclude at the end of that call?
(a) That Sylvia does not like Harry.
(b) That there is a connection between him and Sylvia.
(c) That Sylvia caused Moore to committ suicide.
(d) That Sylvia was the most likely person to have killed Moore.

2. Harry Bosch enters the crime scene with a handkerchief over his mouth. Why?
(a) He's sad about his colleague's death.
(b) The odor of the body overpowers him.
(c) His allergies have flared due to the fire.
(d) He doesn't want anyone to see the expression on his face.

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

4. What is the clientele like at Poe's, the bar where Harry finally finds Porter?
(a) Hipsters and yuppies.
(b) Executives, cops, writers, and priests.
(c) Drug dealers and sex workers.
(d) Trash collectors, dock workers, and newspaper delivery people.

5. 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) A coyote.
(d) His dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What ethical concern does Harry have in reading the file Moore left for him?

3. Who does Harry meet at Cal Moore's apartment?

4. Why does Teresa feel compelled to say that the reason for Cal Moore's death was inconclusive?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the evidence that Teresa uncovered having to do with brain tissue and what does it mean?

2. What is the BANG squad?

3. Why does Harry begin to dislike Rickard after they bust the teenager for possession?

4. Why does Harry seem so drawn to the teenager he and Rickard arrested when he goes and talks to him after he returns to visit him in jail?

5. What is the real reason why Harry Bosch finds Hollywood depressing?

6. Why does Harry have to sweet talk the crime scene technician who processed the Moore case in Chapter 8?

7. How does Harry think Juan Doe's body, killed in Mexicali, made it to Los Angeles?

8. What is black ice?

9. What probably happened to Porter after Harry lost him in the coffee shop?

10. Why does Bosch act so upset in the first chapter?

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