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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was found along with the bodies of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?
(a) A knife.
(b) A small can of mace.
(c) Fred's driver's license.
(d) Deborah's purse.

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

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

4. Why is Scarpetta in Richmond?
(a) To see her lover.
(b) To consult a psychic.
(c) To accept a speaking engagement.
(d) To learn about a legislative bill.

5. What was found in the other abandoned cars, but missing from Deborah's Jeep?
(a) White cotton fibers.
(b) One white glove.
(c) One red rose.
(d) One white rose.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Scarpetta also learns one of the missing teens had what kind of medical procedure?
(a) A knee operation.
(b) A tonsillectomy.
(c) Plastic surgery.
(d) An appendectomy.

12. What charity organization does Pat Harvey suspect is front for drug trafficking?
(a) ACTMAD.
(b) ACTMOMS.
(c) ACTSAD.
(d) Latin Americans for Peace.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pat Harvey shows Hilda a picture of Deborah, what does Hilda immediately know?

3. What does Pat Harvey want Scarpetta to give her?

4. What is confirmed to Scarpetta at the luncheon meeting at the Globe and Laurel?

5. What does Pat Harvey threaten to do if Scarpetta doesn't give her what she asked for?

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