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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harry is asked to take over Lucius Porter's cases. Why is Porter not able to solve his own cases?
(a) He is leaving the police force because of a problem with alcohol.
(b) He is unable to handle the emotional demands of the job.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He has cancer.

2. Why does Teresa feel compelled to say that the reason for Cal Moore's death was inconclusive?
(a) The impact of the gunshot to his brain proved that he was shot from behind.
(b) Moore's fingerprints did not match the prints found on the gun.
(c) The autopsy results proved that there were multiple shooters.
(d) Moore's dental records did not match.

3. In Chapter 16, Harry suspects that Lieutenant Pounds is not a true devout Christian. Why does Harry think he pretends?
(a) To cover up his own illegal activities.
(b) To impress an assistant police chief who might promote him one day.
(c) To impress Harry.
(d) To hide the fact that he is an atheist.

4. What does Harry do to get the information he wants from Teresa about Cal Moore?
(a) He promises to help her get appointed Chief Medical Examiner.
(b) He bribes her with a dessert.
(c) He reveals information about his case to her.
(d) He threatens to reveal the details of their affair.

5. Why didn't the other patrons leave the bar when Porter and Harry started to fight?
(a) If they left, there would be no place left to go and that scares them.
(b) They were all police.
(c) The other patrons felt like they were above the law.
(d) Harry had blocked all of the exits.

6. What is the clientele like at Poe's, the bar where Harry finally finds Porter?
(a) Hipsters and yuppies.
(b) Drug dealers and sex workers.
(c) Executives, cops, writers, and priests.
(d) Trash collectors, dock workers, and newspaper delivery people.

7. After Moore dies, what task does Bosch agree to help with in his murder investigation?
(a) Fingerprinting the crime scene.
(b) He notifies Moore's wife of his death.
(c) Talking to the neighbors about what they may have heard.
(d) Performing an autopsy.

8. Why would Assistant Chief Irving want to cover up the possible murder of Moore?
(a) An high unsolved murder rate would be bad for the department's statistics.
(b) If Moore was involved in any corrupt activities that led to his death, it could bring shame upon the police department.
(c) If Moore's death was ruled a murder, Irving could be implicated.
(d) If Moore's death was ruled a suicide, his wife might not be allowed to collect his life insurance benefits.

9. There is a mystery revealed about Harry's Lieutenant Pounds in Chapter 16. He often has white powder residue on his pants. What is it from?
(a) Powdered donuts.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) Cocaine.

10. 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?
(a) His body was dumped in the alley after death.
(b) He was killed with a wooden stick and his body was dumped in the alley after death.
(c) He was killed with a wooden stick.
(d) He was killed by Cal Moore.

11. Why do Teresa and Harry decide to eat at a restaurant different than the one they chose originally?
(a) They cannot find parking.
(b) There are too many members of the media at the bar they chose.
(c) They got into a fight about what kind of food to have.
(d) They are worried that Cal Moore's killer is following them.

12. On his way to meet Teresa Corazon, Harry stops to look at himself in a mirror. What does he see?
(a) A man who is very tired.
(b) A man with a mission.
(c) A man of honor.
(d) A man most people would not approach unless they have to.

13. Harry meets with Cal Moore's former co-workers. They pass something on to him that Cal Moore wanted him to have. What is it?
(a) A case file.
(b) A watch.
(c) A check.
(d) A suicide note.

14. The young drug dealer's name is Kerwin. He does not share anything with Harry and Rickard, but Harry decides to let him free. Why?
(a) Harry is touched by Kerwin's story about his sad homelife.
(b) Because Harry spent time in an orphanage and feels sympathy for him.
(c) Kerwin begs Harry to let him go free and Harry decides to give in.
(d) Because Kerwin threatened to hurt Harry if he did get out of jail.

15. What advice does Moore ask Bosch for before his death?
(a) What kind of car he should buy.
(b) How to deal with an Internal Affairs investigation.
(c) How to resolve an argument with his partner.
(d) How to handle a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Harry and Rickard threaten to arrest a kid they meet on the street?

2. The murdered man that Harry called "Juan Doe" is really named Fernal Guitierrez-Llosa. What does Harry learn that Guitierrez-Llosa did for a living?

3. In the first chapter, Harry is thinking about an animal he is attempting to feed and has named "Timido." What kind of animal is it?

4. What holiday is going on as Harry starts his case?

5. Upon viewing the body of Cal Moore, Harry makes an initial judgment about how he was killed. What is it that he thinks happened?

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