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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. Why does Harry go to the bar called "Code 7" in Chapter 17?

2. Why did Cal Moore leave the file for Harry that got him started thinking Moore had been murdered?

3. Harry finds a dress police uniform in Cal Moore's closet. Why does he think that's a bad omen?

4. In Chapter 21, what tasks does Agulia assign?

5. How does Harry get Corvo to sit down and talk to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harry explain the fact that the suicide body had the same tattoo as Moore?

2. What does Harry tell the man at the historical society and what is Harry really doing there?

3. What does Moore look like, when Harry finds him standing in the mirror?

4. How did Aguila decide to report the missing person who ended up Juan Doe, when Mexico does not even have a missing persons bureau?

5. What does the EnviroBreed building look like?

6. How did the town of Calexico get its start?

7. How did Moore switch his own fingerprints?

8. Why was Cal Moore still going to get a hero's funeral?

9. What does Harry find out when he calls Hollywood, to the police, from Calexico?

10. How does Harry recognize Corvo at the bar in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and describe the terms plot tension and conflict, and apply them to the story of this book. Your essay should do the following:

1) Describe, from a technical point of view, the conflict structure of this book,

2) Offer examples of key moments to illustrate and serve as examples of your description of Connelly's technique, and

3) Determine what the central conflict of this novel is and explain why.

Essay Topic 2

Tunnels and a castle play important plot roles in this story, but also serve a symbolic function. In a detailed analysis, describe how the reader encounters each symbol, what the symbols mean, if they change in meaning as the plot progresses, and what each has to do with the character of Cal Moore.

Essay Topic 3

Sometimes a particular object or character can function as both a symbol and a setting. Using explicit examples from one or both of these settings, describe how Los Angeles functions as a setting on several levels. Questions to consider are: what characterizes the description of Los Angeles in this text stylistically? What connections or associations do readers bring about Los Angeles that enhance this narrative? What role does it play thematically or in terms of genre?

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