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

2. 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) Harry's attorney.
(b) The police chief.
(c) Moore's killer.
(d) A journalist.

3. Why do the other bar patrons eventually leave?
(a) Because the bartender decided to close the bar.
(b) Because a bomb threat was phoned into the bar.
(c) Because a rabid dog was let loose in the bar.
(d) Because Harry flashes his badge and they are afraid of the police.

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

5. Who does Harry meet at Cal Moore's apartment?
(a) Lucius Porter.
(b) Zorrillo.
(c) Moore's partner.
(d) Moore's ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Harry is asked to meet with his Lieutenant in his office. What is the nickname for his office?

4. Why does Harry visit the the Medfly Eradication Project Center in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry learn in Chapter 12 about why Porter did not come clean with what he knew about Juan Doe?

2. Why does the kid think that Harry must be being nice to him? Is he correct?

3. What is the BANG squad?

4. What was unusual about the fruit flies found in the autopsy, according to Teresa Corazon?

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

6. Give at least two reasons that foreshadow the fact that Harry will go to Mexico.

7. According to Harry, why are homicides in Hollywood more difficult to solve than elsewhere?

8. How does the reader know, in Chapter 7, that Harry empathizes with Porter?

9. Why do the police believe Moore killed himself?

10. What is black ice?

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