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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else heard Deborah and Fred being directed to the rest area?
(a) An unidentified man.
(b) Fred's father.
(c) Deborah's brothers.
(d) A woman pumping gas.

2. When Scarpetta examines the bodies of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney in the woods, what does she notice?
(a) Body parts had been scattered.
(b) The bones were mixed together in a jumbled heap.
(c) The bodies had been lying in a pond.
(d) The bodies had been moved.

3. What did Hilda Ozimek predict almost to the day that the FBI ignored?
(a) Shooting of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Shooting of John Lennon.
(c) Shooting of John F. Kennedy.
(d) Shooting of President Reagan.

4. As Chapter 2 opens, Kay Scarpetta is invited to lunch by whom?
(a) Bob Harvey.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Pete Marino.
(d) Deborah Harvey.

5. What was found near the bodies of Deborah and Fred that was also found near the bodies of the other murdered teen couples?
(a) A ball point pen.
(b) Cigarette butts with filter paper peeled away.
(c) A cheap, plastic cigarette holder.
(d) A disposable lighter.

6. Why doesn't Hilda meet Scarpetta and Marino at the airport?
(a) Her car is in for repairs.
(b) She doesn't drive anymore.
(c) She doesn't know Scarpetta and Marino were coming.
(d) She doesn't have enough money for gas.

7. What happened to Abby Turnbull's sister?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) She got into drugs.
(c) She became an alcoholic.
(d) She went to prison.

8. What is the main character's occupation?
(a) Search and rescue team leader.
(b) Homicide detective on the Richmond police force.
(c) Chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia.
(d) Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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

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

11. What personal item of one of the missing teens was found at the crime scene?
(a) A blue backpack.
(b) A purple scarf.
(c) A red purse.
(d) A black wallet.

12. What does Pat Harvey threaten to do if Scarpetta doesn't give her what she asked for?
(a) Get Scarpetta fired.
(b) Get Scarpetta's medical license revoked.
(c) Get a court order.
(d) File an official complaint with the Virginia Medical Board.

13. Who does Scarpetta meet at the Globe and Laurel?
(a) Publisher of the Washington Post.
(b) Clifford Ring.
(c) Benton Wesley.
(d) Chief of the FBI Homicide Investigations Unit.

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

15. What paper does Abby work for?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Baltimore Sun.
(d) The Richmond Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Scarpetta's sometime lover?

2. In all of the unsolved teen murders, Scarpetta has not been able to do what?

3. Where does Scarpetta run into Pat Harvey?

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

5. How does Hilda describe the individual that she "sees" with Fred and Deborah when they disappeared?

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