Q 01/05
A) Major Crimes
B) Narcotics
C) Homicide
D) Marine Unit
Answer · why
Rawls later banishes him to the marine unit after learning it is the posting he would hate most because of his seasickness.
Q 02/05
A) Bodie Broadus
B) Wee-Bey Brice
C) Prop Joe Stewart
D) Stringer Bell
Answer · why
Russell "Stringer" Bell is Avon Barksdale's cunning and business-minded second-in-command, often attempting to legitimize their criminal enterprise.
Q 03/05
A) Omar Little
B) Bubbles
C) Snoop Pearson
D) Michael Lee
Answer · why
The stick-up man whistles the nursery tune while stalking dealers, and hides a shotgun under his trademark duster.
Q 04/05
A) Public schools
B) The docks
C) The Baltimore Sun
D) City Hall
Answer · why
The season follows the stevedores' union and a smuggling operation run by a figure known only as The Greek.
Q 05/05
A) Hamsterdam
B) The Towers
C) The Pit
D) Franklin Terrace
Answer · why
Colvin quietly sets up three zones where dealers can congregate without arrest; the nickname is a corner-boy mangling of Amsterdam.
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