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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 data does Bosch check after he speaks with the Internal Affairs Department on Day 2?
(a) The number of cases that have been solved with FBI assistance.
(b) Data on gang members and juvenille offenders.
(c) Numbers on jewelry stolen in the past year.
(d) Data on Vietnam veterans who live in the area.

2. Why does Wish say that Meadows moves up to the level of a suspect?
(a) He left a trail of evidence.
(b) Because he robbed a bank in Vietnam.
(c) Because of his criminal record and post-war work history.
(d) He just seemed suspicous to one of the agents.

3. How does the FBI think the thieves get into the vault?
(a) They have their woman working for the bank unlock the vault for them.
(b) They crawl through the air vents in the ceiling of the bank.
(c) They use an explosive device to get through the concrete.
(d) They bore through five feet of concrete and steel.

4. What color does Sharkey say the vehicle was?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Forest green.
(c) Dirty white or beige.
(d) Black.

5. What makes the graffiti artist hide in the bushes?
(a) He thinks he is going to get caught drawing the graffiti.
(b) He hears a truck approaching along the access road.
(c) A policeman spots his graffiti work.
(d) He sees a large animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does agent Wish say is significant about the pipes in the city?

2. Where was Edward Niese found three months ago?

3. As agent Wish summarizes the FBI's guess as to the criminal activity, what two words best describes how Bosch characterizes Wish?

4. As Bosch checks data, what hit comes up 343 times?

5. The Charlie Company outreach program is tended by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharkey tell Bosch and Wish when they first question him on the third day of the investigation?

2. When Bosch meets with FBI agent Wish for the first time, what is the evidence that he presents to her and what evidence does he omit?

3. What information does Bosch find out about the witness?

4. On the third day of the investigation, what is the summary of the crime that Wish provides?

5. Explain the details Bosch discovers surrounding the disappearance of the stolen bracelet and explain where Bosch was when the bracelet disappears.

6. Bosch finds a major clue when he investigates Meadows' apartment. Describe the clue he finds, how he finds the clue, and what he concludes about that clue.

7. Describe the dynamic of the relationship between Wish, Bosch and Rourke as Bosch begins his work on the investigation with the FBI.

8. Describe the scene outside of the pawn shop when Bosch arrives there.

9. Compare what the FBI and the IAD do with regard to Bosch in this section of the novel.

10. Describe how Bosch handles the paperwork aspect of his job, as described in the scene were he returns to the office after being at the crime scene.

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