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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Scarpetta at home in the evening on the day Fred and Deborah's bodies were found?
(a) Haresh.
(b) Fred Cheney's father.
(c) Abby Turnbul.
(d) Pat Harvey.

2. According to Scarpetta, why did Wesley move the bodies of Deborah and Fred in violation of procedure?
(a) Wesley was looking for a weapon.
(b) Wesley was looking for cigarette butts.
(c) Wesley was looking for the jack of hearts.
(d) Wesley was looking for signs of rape.

3. What was found in an ice chest at the crime scene?
(a) Beer.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Water.
(d) Fish.

4. How does Hilda describe an object still at the site where Deborah and Fred were found?
(a) Something long, slender, and very dangerous.
(b) An object shaped like a small pistol.
(c) Something metal that has to do with war.
(d) An object shaped like a screwdriver.

5. Why doesn't Hilda meet Scarpetta and Marino at the airport?
(a) She doesn't know Scarpetta and Marino were coming.
(b) Her car is in for repairs.
(c) She doesn't have enough money for gas.
(d) She doesn't drive anymore.

6. Who calls Dr. Sessions about the murders of Deborah and Fred?
(a) Director of the FBI.
(b) Director of the CIA.
(c) Abby Turnbull.
(d) Clifford Ring.

7. What object does Scarpetta learn was left in the abandoned cars of the other murdered teen couples?
(a) An ace of spades.
(b) A single rose.
(c) A jack of hearts.
(d) A glove.

8. What did Scarpetta say about the skulls of Deborah and Fred?
(a) The skulls weren't fractured.
(b) The skulls were smaller than normal.
(c) The skulls were an odd color.
(d) The skulls had a large dent.

9. In all of the unsolved teen murders, Scarpetta has not been able to do what?
(a) Identify the victims.
(b) Speak to parents.
(c) Determine the cause of death.
(d) Perform an autopsy.

10. What did Scarpetta's lover want her to do?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Hire a bodyguard.
(d) Go with him to Colorado.

11. Who is writing a book about the murdered couples?
(a) Pat Harvey.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Pete Marino.
(d) Benton Wesley.

12. How does Hilda describe the individual that she "sees" with Fred and Deborah when they disappeared?
(a) A tall, powerfully built man wearing a baseball cap.
(b) A slender, light-complected man of medium height.
(c) A small, dark-skinned man wearing a baseball cap.
(d) A slender, dark-complected man of medium height.

13. When Pat Harvey shows Hilda a picture of Fred Cheney, what does Hilda immediately know?
(a) Fred is dead.
(b) Fred had a fight with Pat Harvey.
(c) Fred and Deborah had a fight.
(d) Fred was in Las Vegas.

14. Which missing teen's mother is dead?
(a) Pat Harvey.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Bob Harvey.
(d) Fred Cheney.

15. What was found in the other abandoned cars, but missing from Deborah's Jeep?
(a) One white rose.
(b) White cotton fibers.
(c) One red rose.
(d) One white glove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else knew what Jay Morrell did?

2. At lunch, Scarpetta is asked if she believes what about the missing teens?

3. Where in the Washington, DC area does Dr. Alex Vessey work?

4. What does Pete Marino think about Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?

5. Who is Hilda Ozimek referring to when she uses the phrase, "defender, someone who does battle"?

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