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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Scarpetta take the bones of Fred and Deborah to Washington, DC?
(a) She wanted to have the chief forensic specialist at Walter Reed Hospital examine the remains.
(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 deliver the remains to the funeral home Pat Harvey had selected.

3. Who is writing a book about the murdered couples?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Pat Harvey.
(d) Benton Wesley.

4. What is the name of Scarpetta's sometime lover?
(a) Mark.
(b) Pete.
(c) David.
(d) Brad.

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

6. What does Hilda report she "saw" when she was taken to Deborah's abandoned Jeep?
(a) A knife with a serrated blade.
(b) A Swiss army knife.
(c) A knotted rope.
(d) Night vision goggles.

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

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

9. When Scarpetta is paged, what does she learn?
(a) The missing teens were found at a motel.
(b) The missing teens have been spotted in Mexico.
(c) The serial killer has been identified.
(d) Two bodies have been found.

10. In all of the unsolved teen murders, Scarpetta has not been able to do what?
(a) Perform an autopsy.
(b) Determine the cause of death.
(c) Speak to parents.
(d) Identify the victims.

11. What is confirmed to Scarpetta at the luncheon meeting at the Globe and Laurel?
(a) A knife was found at the murder site.
(b) The spent cartridge case was planted.
(c) There was no gun.
(d) A scrap of material was found in the Jeep.

12. What is covering the area where Marino and Scarpetta believe Deborah was shot?
(a) Sumac.
(b) Poison ivy.
(c) Kudzu.
(d) Marsh.

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

14. What do Scarpetta and Marino bring with them to South Carolina?
(a) Clothing from different victims.
(b) Hair samples from Deborah Harvey.
(c) Photos of the the serial killer's victims.
(d) Fibers found in the abandoned cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Scarpetta learns the missing teens were varsity athletes in what sports?

2. As the story opens, where is the crime scene investigation taking place?

3. Where in the Washington, DC area does Dr. Alex Vessey work?

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

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

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