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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have the press nicknamed the Harris case?
(a) The Black Widow.
(b) The Black Window.
(c) The Black Warrior.
(d) The Black Wiper.

2. What does Chastain find on the lower level of the train during his second scan of the scene?
(a) Trash.
(b) A gun.
(c) A personal letter.
(d) Cigarette butts.

3. What upsets Irving most about the way Harry searched Elias' office?
(a) He left a mess.
(b) He took things he shouldn't have.
(c) He didn't follow the rules of the warrant.
(d) He didn't bring his partners.

4. How does Chastain say he knew Elias?
(a) Personally.
(b) He won't answer the question.
(c) Not very well.
(d) In passing.

5. At the end of Chapter 8, how far away is the press conference?
(a) A few hours.
(b) No one knows.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few weeks.

6. Where does Harry stand during his first press conference?
(a) Off to the side.
(b) In front of the microphone.
(c) Behind Irving.
(d) Behind a camera.

7. In Chapter 9, whose job is it to canvass the buildings surrounding Angels Flight?
(a) Harry.
(b) Rider.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Chastain.

8. Why don't the central detectives respond to the call about the discovery of Elias' body?
(a) They don't have the right resources.
(b) They are out training.
(c) Their office is shut down.
(d) They are in court.

9. How does Harry know Frankie Sheehan?
(a) He used to be Frankie's boss.
(b) They play poker together.
(c) They used to be partners.
(d) Frankie used to be his boss.

10. What advice does Irving give Harry at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Do what is best.
(b) Let the chips fall.
(c) Don't look too deeply.
(d) Ask for help.

11. Where does Harry first meet Janis Langwiser?
(a) The prison.
(b) The local bar.
(c) The Bradbury Building.
(d) The D.A. offices.

12. While Edgar is searching Elias' apartment, what item has been moved from where Harry said it was?
(a) The answering machine.
(b) The phone book.
(c) The computer.
(d) The television.

13. Who does Irving want at the first press conference about Elias' death?
(a) No one but himself.
(b) The IAD.
(c) Harry and his partners.
(d) The district attorney.

14. Who does Harry have to wait for before looking at the items in Elias' office?
(a) Irving.
(b) The LAPD attorney.
(c) The judge.
(d) The special master.

15. In Chapter 6, how many men does Harry send to talk to Perez's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Howard Elias a controversial lawyer?

2. Besides Irving, who else speaks at the first press conference?

3. Why does Harry want Elias' stolen wallet and watch to be called in to the front desk?

4. How does Harry rule out the idea that the cigarette butts belonged to the killer?

5. Who does Harry call from the bathroom of Elias' apartment?

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