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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about Abby Turnbull and Clifford Ring?
(a) Clifford had helped Abby get the job at the paper.
(b) Abby and Clifford were lovers.
(c) Abby was Clifford's sister-in-law.
(d) Abby and Clifford were collaborating on a book.

2. After Steven Spurrier is arrested, what do the police find searching his home?
(a) A library of hard-core, violent, pornographic movies.
(b) A library of documentary movies on the Vietnam War.
(c) A bag containing tools used by burglars.
(d) A bedroom decorated with Disney characters.

3. What does Dammit have in common with Bonnie Smyth and Jim Freeman?
(a) They were all shot in the same location.
(b) They all lived in the same household.
(c) Dammit once lived with Jim.
(d) Dammit once lived with Bonnie.

4. Who approaches Abby Turnbull and Scarpetta in the restaurant parking lot after their dinner meeting?
(a) Two young men in a dark car.
(b) A young couple in a dark car.
(c) A young woman in a dark car.
(d) A young man in a dark car.

5. What item does Benton Wesley tell Scarpetta that Spurrier purchased through a catalog?
(a) A box of bullets.
(b) A pair of night-vision goggles.
(c) A gym bag.
(d) A serrated army knife.

6. How was Elizabeth Mott killed?
(a) She was shot in the back.
(b) She was strangled.
(c) Her throat was cut.
(d) She was shot in the neck and stabbed in the chest.

7. After Scarpetta alerts the FBI of what she saw in The Dealer's Room, how does the FBI respond?
(a) They put the owner under surveillance.
(b) They plant listening devices in the owner's home.
(c) They start making anonymous calls to the owner.
(d) They arrest the owner for murder.

8. Where did Jill Harrington go almost every week her third year in law school?
(a) Richmond, Virginia.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Annandale, Virginia.
(d) Quantico, Virginia.

9. How does Scarpetta know Anna Zenner?
(a) From an old newspaper article.
(b) Scarpetta worked with Anna on special cases.
(c) She had worked with another parent in Virginia.
(d) Scarpetta saw Anna professionally.

10. What happened to Henna?
(a) Henna was murdered.
(b) Henna disappeared.
(c) Henna won the state lottery.
(d) Henna moved to New York City.

11. Who else is killed at Steven Spurrier's home?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Mark James.
(c) Clifford Ring.
(d) Pat Harvey.

12. Why does Abby Turnbull compare her relationship with Clifford Ring to the relationship of Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington?
(a) Both couples enjoyed jogging.
(b) Both couples met at work.
(c) Both couples enjoyed doing crossword puzzles.
(d) Both couples had to sneak around.

13. What mistake does Scarpetta think the killer made in the murder of Deborah Harvey?
(a) Dismembering Deborah Harvey.
(b) Raping Deborah Harvey.
(c) Shooting Deborah Harvey.
(d) Decapitating Deborah Harvey.

14. What is the explanation Scarpetta suggests for the blood in the back seat of Elizabeth's car?
(a) The killer accidently cut himself.
(b) The killer had a nosebleed
(c) There was someone else in the backseat with the killer.
(d) The blood has nothing to do with the killer.

15. What is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?
(a) Manuel Ramirez.
(b) Jose Chavez.
(c) Manuel Noriega.
(d) Ricardo Montelban.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abby Turnbull notice on the car driven by the stranger who approached them in the restaurant parking lot after dinner?

2. What does Scarpetta suspect is of greatest importance to the serial killer?

3. Who is the person Scarpetta invites to visit her in the summer?

4. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta to do after dinner when they are approached in the restaurant parking lot by a stranger?

5. Why do the police search Scarpetta's house after Steven Spurrier is killed?

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