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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. What is the name of the pawn shop owner?
2. What is the estimated worth of the valuables that were stolen during the bank heist?
3. How does the FBI think the thieves get into the vault?
4. Where is the young graffiti artist working as the novel opens?
5. For whom does Detective Bosch work?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Sharkey climbs into the Grand Am?
2. When Bosch guesses that there is more to Sharkey's story, what information does Sharkey provide about the crime?
3. Describe the opening scene of the novel.
4. 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?
5. Explain the details Bosch discovers surrounding the disappearance of the stolen bracelet and explain where Bosch was when the bracelet disappears.
6. What does Sharkey tell Bosch and Wish when they first question him on the third day of the investigation?
7. Describe the dynamic of the relationship between Wish, Bosch and Rourke as Bosch begins his work on the investigation with the FBI.
8. When Bosch and Wish cannot locate Sharkey, where do they go and what do they discuss?
9. Explain what the FBI thinks the thieves did once inside the vault.
10. On the third day of the investigation, what is the summary of the crime that Wish provides?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several points in the novel that could be considered the climax. At which point do you think is the climax? Use examples to support your conclusion.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that explains reasons why the author would have chosen the title of The Black Echo for this novel. What is the meaning behind the title? Use examples to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
There are many scene changes in The Black Echo, and the author repeatedly uses segues to lead into those scene changes, and to remind the reader of a subplot. Pick four scene changes and explain which segues the author used to lead up to the change.
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