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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do toxicology reports on the teen victims reveal about drugs?
(a) The reports were inconclusive.
(b) The reports were positive for drugs.
(c) The reports were negative for drugs.
(d) A "designer" drug was present.

2. What does Wesley Benton ask Scarpetta to do with the results of the autopsy?
(a) To change the cause of death for Deborah Harvey.
(b) To be sure the autopsy results were not seen by the CIA.
(c) To release the autopsy results immediately.
(d) To withold the autopsy results.

3. What happens when Scarpetta speaks to her lover on the phone?
(a) They both hear a gunshot.
(b) They decide to get married.
(c) They have a fight.
(d) They plan a vacation together.

4. What "profile" of the serial killer is emerging in Chapter 16?
(a) A man afraid of animals.
(b) A man unhappy about losing a lover.
(c) A man who enjoys socializing.
(d) A loner who has violent, sexualized fantasies.

5. Who gave Pat Harvey the tip about the possible drug activities of certain charities?
(a) The FBI.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) The CIA.
(d) Her daughter, Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Scarpetta alerts the FBI of what she saw in The Dealer's Room, how does the FBI respond?

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

3. Why does Abby Turnbull compare her relationship with Clifford Ring to the relationship of Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington?

4. What does Scarpetta learn about Hilda Ozimek's findings?

5. What is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?

(see the answer key)

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