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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is similar in the murders of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott to the murders of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?
(a) All the women were raped.
(b) A gun and knife were used in both.
(c) All the victims were Catholic.
(d) All the victims were blindfolded.

2. What is the other name for "The Farm"?
(a) Milk Bone Ranch.
(b) The Shorebirds Training Camp.
(c) Camp Peary.
(d) Lucky Shoe Camp.

3. Why is Mr. Joyce interviewed by Marino and Scarpetta?
(a) He has important information about Dammit.
(b) He has important information about Quantico.
(c) Mr. Joyce may be the serial killer.
(d) He knows the identity of the serial killer.

4. What was found in cemetery where the bodies of Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington are discovered?
(a) Cigarette butts.
(b) A silver cigarette lighter.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A spent cartridge casing.

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

6. Where does Mark James live?
(a) It's not clear where he lives.
(b) Quantico, Virginia.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

7. In Chapter 12, why does Scarpetta meet Abby Turnbull for dinner at a Williamsburg restaurant?
(a) To discuss the murders of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott.
(b) To discuss Abby Turnbull's sister.
(c) To discuss Abby Turnbull's book.
(d) To discuss Scarpetta's niece.

8. What do Marino and Scarpetta think about the cemetery location?
(a) The killer's car was running out of gas.
(b) The location was a mistake.
(c) The killer knew the bodies would be found quickly.
(d) The killer was sending a message.

9. Why do the police search Scarpetta's house after Steven Spurrier is killed?
(a) They are looking for listening devices.
(b) They are looking for Mark James's belongings.
(c) They are looking for Abby Turnbull's belongings.
(d) They are looking for Lucy's belongings.

10. What mistake does Scarpetta think the killer made years before he murdered Deborah and Fred?
(a) Strangled a bird.
(b) Knifed a cat.
(c) Shot a dog.
(d) Shot and knifed a horse.

11. Where is the last place Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington were seen together?
(a) The Anchor Bar and Grill.
(b) A Super 8 Motel.
(c) The Smoke Shop on the Green.
(d) A convenience store.

12. Who did Marino interview after Steven Spurrier is arrested?
(a) The store clerk at the Seven-Eleven where Deborah and Fred stopped.
(b) Steven Spurrier's girlfriend who lived in the same apartment complex.
(c) Steven Spurrier's brother in Texas.
(d) Steven Spurrier's mother who lived close-by.

13. What does Marino learn from the owner of the 1990 Lincoln Mark Seven?
(a) The car was at a local garage that night, not in a restaurant parking lot.
(b) The car had been sold several years ago.
(c) The car was a rental from a local company.
(d) The car was at an airport, not in a restaurant parking lot.

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

15. What does Scarpetta see when she enters The Dealer's Room?
(a) The man who approached her in the restaurant parking lot.
(b) She doesn't recognize anyone in the place.
(c) She recognizes the bartender from the Globe and Laurel.
(d) She sees stacks of old, faded playing cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Henna?

2. Who is Anna Zenner?

3. Why does Scarpetta want to speak with Anna Zenner?

4. How does Scarpetta know Jill Harrington put up a fight?

5. In Chapter 16, who has been staying at Scarpetta's house for several weeks?

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