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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Scarpetta angry with Abby?
(a) Abby is secretly seeing her lover.
(b) Abby is angry with her.
(c) Abby saw teens on night they disappeared.
(d) Abby used her to get information.

2. What is a common feature of all the unsolved murders of teen couples?
(a) Bodies are always found in an abandoned car.
(b) Bodies are always found in an abandoned boat.
(c) Keys still in the ignition of an abandonded boat.
(d) Keys still in the ignition of an abandonded car.

3. What does Scarpetta learn about the missing teens' relationship?
(a) They were casual friends.
(b) They were inseparable.
(c) They didn't really like each other.
(d) They had been fighting.

4. What town in South Carolina are Scarpetta and Marino looking for?
(a) Beaufort, South Carolina.
(b) West Bend, South Carolina.
(c) West Point, South Carolina.
(d) Six Mile, South Carolina.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday weekend is being observed when the story opens?

2. Who else does Scarpetta visit in Washington, DC after seeing Dr. Vessey?

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

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

5. What do Scarpetta and Turnbull believe Camp Peary might be?

(see the answer key)

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