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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disguise do Scarpetta and the investigators think a serial killer might be using to lure victims?
(a) Posing as rest stop employee.
(b) Posing as a gas station attendant.
(c) Posing as a member of the military.
(d) Posing as a police officer.

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

3. What is the main character's occupation?
(a) Chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia.
(b) Homicide detective on the Richmond police force.
(c) Search and rescue team leader.
(d) Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

4. Who does Scarpetta call after returning home from Washington, DC?
(a) Benton Wesley.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Pat Harvey.
(d) Mark James.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one theory for the reason the couples were murdered in the series of unsolved cases?

2. During the autopsy, what important detail does Scarpetta discover about Deborah's spine?

3. Who directed Deborah and Fred to the rest area where their car was later found?

4. Who does Pat Harvey suspect is behind the murder of her daughter?

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

(see the answer key)

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