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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the father of one of the missing teens?
(a) Benton Harvey.
(b) Bob Cheney.
(c) Pat Cheney.
(d) Bob Harvey.

3. When Pat Harvey shows Hilda a picture of Deborah, what does Hilda immediately know?
(a) Deborah is dead.
(b) Deborah was in a motel.
(c) Deborah was angry at her mother.
(d) Deborah and Fred had a fight.

4. Who is sitting with Pat Harvey at the press conference?
(a) Pat Harvey's husband.
(b) The president.
(c) Bruce Cheney.
(d) Scarpetta.

5. Who or what is called Neptune?
(a) A search and rescue helicopter.
(b) A search and rescue dolphin.
(c) A search and rescue Coast Guard cutter.
(d) A search and rescue dog.

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

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

8. Who calls in the psychic, Hilda Ozimek, on the missing teens' investigation?
(a) Kay Scarpetta.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Abby Turnbull.
(d) Pete Marino.

9. Who found the bodies of Deborah and Fred?
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Hunters.
(c) A cemetery caretaker.
(d) Search and rescue dogs.

10. Who does Scarpetta plan to visit in South Carolina?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Bruce Cheney.
(d) Hilda Ozimek.

11. What does Pete Marino think about Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?
(a) He thinks she's an ace reporter.
(b) He doesn't like or trust her.
(c) He thinks she's an FBI informant.
(d) He thinks she's working for the CIA.

12. What is Scarpetta asking Dr. Vessey to examine?
(a) A small piece of wrist bone.
(b) A phalange.
(c) A broken femur.
(d) A small piece of foreign material.

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

14. Why does Marino think Deborah and Fred walked slowly into the woods?
(a) They were bound side-by-side.
(b) They were shackled at the ankles.
(c) They were barefoot.
(d) They had hoods over their heads.

15. As the story opens, where is the crime scene investigation taking place?
(a) At a resort in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
(b) A beach house on the coast of North Carolina.
(c) A rest stop off highway I-64.
(d) In an apartment building near the Richmond airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Scarpetta speaks to her lover on the phone?

2. What did Scarpetta notice both Fred and Deborah were missing?

3. Who calls Scarpetta at home in the evening on the day Fred and Deborah's bodies were found?

4. What is one theory as to who might have killed Deborah and Fred?

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

(see the answer keys)

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