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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two investigators Scarpetta lunches with to discuss the missing teens case?
(a) Benton Wesley and Pete Marino.
(b) Bob Harvey and Dave Cheney.
(c) Abby Turnbull and Benton Wesley.
(d) Pete Marino and Bob Harvey.

2. 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 screwdriver.
(c) Something metal that has to do with war.
(d) An object shaped like a small pistol.

3. Why does Scarpetta take the bones of Fred and Deborah to Washington, DC?
(a) She wanted to take the bones to the FBI lab.
(b) She wanted to deliver the remains to the funeral home Pat Harvey had selected.
(c) She wanted to have the chief forensic specialist at Walter Reed Hospital examine the remains.
(d) She wanted to confer with Dr. Vessey at the Smithsonian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hilda report she "saw" when she was taken to Deborah's abandoned Jeep?

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

3. What is the occupation of Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?

4. What caused the intense reaction by one of the search and rescue dogs at the crime scene?

5. Who is writing a book about the murdered couples?

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