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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the mother of one of the missing teens describe her teenager?
(a) Very private.
(b) Very undisciplined.
(c) Very messy.
(d) Very lazy.

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

3. Which missing teen's mother is dead?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Fred Cheney.
(c) Bob Harvey.
(d) Pat Harvey.

4. Where in the Washington, DC area does Dr. Alex Vessey work?
(a) At the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
(b) At the Pentagon.
(c) At Walter Reed Hospital.
(d) At the Maryland Medical Examiner's Office.

5. What was found at the crime scene, alerting investigators the teens had made a stop?
(a) A receipt from a motel.
(b) A restaurant receipt.
(c) Ticket stubs from a movie theater.
(d) A convenience store receipt.

6. According to Scarpetta, why did Wesley move the bodies of Deborah and Fred in violation of procedure?
(a) Wesley was looking for the jack of hearts.
(b) Wesley was looking for cigarette butts.
(c) Wesley was looking for signs of rape.
(d) Wesley was looking for a weapon.

7. What does Jay Morrell confess to Marino?
(a) He planted a gun that Scarpetta found.
(b) He planted the cartridge casing Scarpetta found.
(c) He planted a dead dog that Scarpetta found.
(d) He planted clothing with a bullet hole that Scarpetta found.

8. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta about her situation?
(a) She should take a vacation.
(b) She deserves a pay raise for her work.
(c) She's being followed.
(d) She doesn't know anything about the missing teens.

9. Which character is nicknamed the "drug czar" by the media?
(a) Bob Harvey.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Benton Wesley.
(d) Pat Harvey.

10. What accusation does Pat Harvey level against the US Justice Department?
(a) Involvement in a conspiracy.
(b) The Justice Department bungled the murder investigation.
(c) The Justice Department kidnapped her daughter.
(d) The Justice Department killed her daugher.

11. Who calls Dr. Sessions about the murders of Deborah and Fred?
(a) Director of the FBI.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Director of the CIA.
(d) Clifford Ring.

12. What object belonging to Deborah was handled by the person that gave her directions to the rest stop?
(a) Her hairbrush.
(b) Her driver's license.
(c) Her student identification..
(d) Her wallet.

13. What did Scarpetta's lover want her to do?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Go with him to Colorado.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Hire a bodyguard.

14. What does Hilda tell Scarpetta she can see around people?
(a) Auras.
(b) Halos.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Spirits.

15. What information does Pat Harvey claim is being "covered-up" by the police, the FBI, and the Medical Examiner's Office?
(a) The identity of the serial killer.
(b) The cause of death.
(c) The involvement of drug gangs.
(d) The killer's calling card.

Short Answer Questions

1. At lunch, what is one theory the investigators discuss about the disappearance of the teens?

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

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

4. What is Scarpetta asking Dr. Vessey to examine?

5. Scarpetta also learns one of the missing teens had what kind of medical procedure?

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