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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what is called Neptune?
(a) A search and rescue dog.
(b) A search and rescue helicopter.
(c) A search and rescue dolphin.
(d) A search and rescue Coast Guard cutter.

2. What holiday weekend is being observed when the story opens?
(a) Thanksgiving weekend.
(b) Fourth of July weekend.
(c) Labor Day weekend.
(d) Memorial Day weekend.

3. How did the mother of one of the missing teens describe her teenager?
(a) Very messy.
(b) Very undisciplined.
(c) Very private.
(d) Very lazy.

4. What is the name of the father of one of the missing teens?
(a) Bob Harvey.
(b) Benton Harvey.
(c) Pat Cheney.
(d) Bob Cheney.

5. As the story opens, where is the crime scene investigation taking place?
(a) A rest stop off highway I-64.
(b) At a resort in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
(c) A beach house on the coast of North Carolina.
(d) In an apartment building near the Richmond airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character introduced first in this chapter?

2. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta about her situation?

3. In Chapter 1, all the bodies in a series of unsolved murders were found within a 50-mile radius of which location?

4. Which character is nicknamed the "drug czar" by the media?

5. What was found in an ice chest at the crime scene?

(see the answer key)

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