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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 meeting with Teresa Corazon is intended to give him more information about the Juan Doe who was found dead in the alley behind the diner. What does Harry find out?

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

3. Harry Bosch enters the crime scene with a handkerchief over his mouth. Why?

4. What does Harry realize about Rickard as they process the arrest of the young drug dealer?

5. What does Moore's wife hint might have been reason her husband committed suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is black ice?

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

8. What does Harry learn about the way sterilized fruit flies are shipped to the United States from Mexico?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist and author of this book are male, and there are many men and women readers both who are fans of this genre. Write an essay that 1) identifies and defines the masculine images in this book, 2) critiques them by determining how they are structured by the novelist, and 3) determines the extent to which this image affects the commercial success or critical reception of this book.

Essay Topic 2

Michael Connelly is a best-selling author whose books are among the most available in the United States. Using specific textual evidence, construct an analytical argument that includes at least 3 examples of why you think this book (and series) is popular. It should also include a counterargument with at least 1 example of something you think could have a negative effect on the popularity of this book for some readers.

Essay Topic 3

Narration and dialogue are the two ways Michael Connelly tells this story. Write and essay in which you:

1) Describe the narrative style of this book,

2) Describe Connolly's approach to dialogue, and

3) Pick whether you think more information in this book is conveyed to the reader in the narration or in the dialogue.

Note that there is no correct answer to 3: it is necessary to pick a side and offer persuasive textual argumentation.

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