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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the intense reaction by one of the search and rescue dogs at the crime scene?
(a) Reaction to a strong scent of human pheromones.
(b) The dog was getting sick.
(c) Reaction to a skunk.
(d) Reaction to the handler's behavior.

2. In Chapter 1, all the bodies in a series of unsolved murders were found within a 50-mile radius of which location?
(a) Blacksburg.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Arlington.
(d) Richmond.

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

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

5. At lunch, Scarpetta is asked if she believes what about the missing teens?
(a) They are playing a prank.
(b) They are victims of a serial killer.
(c) They have eloped .
(d) They have joined a cult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta learn about the missing teens' relationship?

2. What happened to Abby Turnbull's sister?

3. What was found at the crime scene, alerting investigators the teens had made a stop?

4. How does the mother of one of the missing teens arrive at the crime scene?

5. What is the main character's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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