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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harry's Lieutenant is called "Pounds." While speaking to Harry, he chokes on an aspirin. Why?

2. After Moore dies, what task does Bosch agree to help with in his murder investigation?

3. Why was Harry demoted from the elite Robbery Homicide Division?

4. Why does Bosch sometimes think solving homicide cases are all that matter?

5. Why is Harry upset in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Rickard doing when he calls Harry in Chapter 11?

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

7. Why does Harry's possible identification of the Juan Doe in Chapter 13 confirm that the three cases might be related?

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

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

10. How did the "Juan Doe" die, and how did the case reach Bosch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analytical essay that defines the way you understand the terms "fictional double" or "Doppelganger" as ways of reading a novel. In addition, offer specific examples from this text to which these terms are relevant. Questions to consider are: Does this text have a literal double or a figurative one (or both)? What does each "twin" figure represent? What roles does this doubling play in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Every novel takes place somewhere, and the strongest novels have settings that thematically resonate with the other fictional elements, including plot, character, language, etc. Choose at least one of the settings (geographical, physical, chronological, etc.) and write an analysis that 1) examines the setting in terms of both form and 2) in content, and 3) determines how the setting in question affected other fictional elements.

Essay Topic 3

Tunnels and a castle play important plot roles in this story, but also serve a symbolic function. In a detailed analysis, describe how the reader encounters each symbol, what the symbols mean, if they change in meaning as the plot progresses, and what each has to do with the character of Cal Moore.

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