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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. What odd thing does Teresa find in the Juan Doe's ears?
(a) Clay.
(b) Insect eggs.
(c) Residue from heroin.
(d) Brown dust from wheat.

2. What do Harry and Richard learn from the kid they meet on the street?
(a) The name of a club where drugs are dealt.
(b) The location of Cal Moore's body.
(c) The name of a major drug dealer.
(d) Nothing, he refuses to share any information and is arrested instead.

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

4. Why does Harry think homicides more difficult to solve in Hollywood?
(a) Movie stars are more vicious.
(b) There are more serial killers.
(c) Drug dealers are very influential.
(d) Less of the victims know their killers before death.

5. What do Bosch and Rickard decide to do with the young drug dealer after he is arrested?
(a) Let him go.
(b) Charge him with drug possession.
(c) Hold him for a long period of time to make it more likely he'll be willing to talk.
(d) Interrogate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Harry angry at Porter when he sees him in Chapter 12?

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

3. Harry is asked to take over Lucius Porter's cases. Why is Porter not able to solve his own cases?

4. What is the atmosphere like in the police station where Harry works?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harry think that solving homicide cases are the only cases that matter?

2. What does Harry learn from the crime scene technician in Chapter 8?

3. Describe the previous interactions between Cal Moore and Harry Bosch and the extent to which they knew each other before Moore's suicide.

4. In Chapters 9 and 10, what is bothering Teresa?

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

6. Why does Moore's life begin disintegrating, according to his wife?

7. What is the BANG squad?

8. Describe the work environment in Harry's police station.

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

10. Why does Harry begin to think that Moore was a bad cop?

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