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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. In Chapter 20, how is Calexico "like most border towns"?
2. Harry and Aguila don't leave EnviroBreed despite Ely's angry outburst. What do they find out from a bureaucrat they speak with?
3. Harry does not want anyone to know he came to Calexico. How does he hide this?
4. In Chapter 18, Harry goes to to Cal Moore's apartment to investigate. This is risky, as police brass would not like it. Why does Harry go there anyway?
5. Why does Porter's death shake Harry?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harry tell the man at the historical society and what is Harry really doing there?
2. Why was Cal Moore still going to get a hero's funeral?
3. What is the clue at the beginning of Chapter 31 that Harry almost missed, and who finds it instead?
4. What did the bullfighter, Silvestri, look like when he entered the arena?
5. How and where does Harry find the histories of Calexico?
6. Why did many day laborers at the circle refuse to work at EnviroBreed?
7. In Chapter 21, Harry insists on taking the Caprice. Why is he so intent on driving that car?
8. How did Moore switch his own fingerprints?
9. Describe what it is like when Harry drives back across the border.
10. Why does Harry cancel his hotel room in Calexico after he talks to his colleagues in Hollywood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Harry Bosch solve this mystery? Write an essay that describes the key clues to this mystery and how Harry puts them all together. Please offer at least one example from the beginning or middle of the book, although it is appropriate to focus on the last parts of the book.
Essay Topic 2
In both the characters of the BANG squad and in Moore/Zorrillo's relationship, Michael Connelly offers two visions of brotherhood and friendship. Describe each of these models of a masculine bond using specific textual evidence. Then, Compare and contrast them in terms of what the author is trying to communicate to the reader. What do you take away from each of these two models of fraternity?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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