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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who else does Scarpetta visit in Washington, DC after seeing Dr. Vessey?
(a) Benton Wesley.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Pete Marino.
(d) Pat Harvey.

3. What do toxicology reports on the teen victims reveal about drugs?
(a) A "designer" drug was present.
(b) The reports were negative for drugs.
(c) The reports were inconclusive.
(d) The reports were positive for drugs.

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

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

6. What were the names of the two teenagers reported missing?
(a) Deborah Harvey and Pete Marino.
(b) Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney.
(c) Pat Harvey and Fred Cheney.
(d) Pat Harvey and Bob Harvey.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Scarpetta run into Pat Harvey?
(a) In Williamsburg, VA.
(b) At a holiday party.
(c) In Washington, DC.
(d) In Richmond.

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

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

14. Where does Scarpetta go for exercise?
(a) An indoor pool.
(b) An indoor skating rink.
(c) An indoor tennis club.
(d) An indoor track.

15. What holiday weekend is being observed when the story opens?
(a) Memorial Day weekend.
(b) Thanksgiving weekend.
(c) Labor Day weekend.
(d) Fourth of July weekend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Scarpetta and Marino take with them on a field investigation?

2. What is the main character's occupation?

3. Who does Pat Harvey suspect is behind the murder of her daughter?

4. What is the occupation of Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?

5. Who or what is called Neptune?

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