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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scarpetta notice lying by a chair in a photo of Jill Harrington's apartment?
(a) 100 Best Crossword Puzzles for 1982.
(b) A Scrabble game.
(c) The New York Times Magazine.
(d) A high school yearbook.

2. Who shows up at Scarpetta's home convinced Steven Spurrier is the serial killer?
(a) Benton Wesley.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Mark James.
(d) Bruce Cheney.

3. Why are Scarpetta and Marino interested in a possible gym bag?
(a) Several false passports will be in the bag.
(b) Thousands of dollars will be found in the bag.
(c) It might contain additional stolen property.
(d) It might contain evidence of the serial killings.

4. Who is Detective Montana?
(a) A police investigator.
(b) A member of the VICAP team.
(c) He works with Marino.
(d) A specialist with the FBI.

5. What prescription medication was found in Jill Harrington's body?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Librax.
(c) Valium.
(d) Lithium.

6. In Chapter 10, who does Scarpetta suspect might be the serial killer?
(a) A former medical examiner.
(b) A federal agent.
(c) A domestic terrorist.
(d) A former aide to the President.

7. Who is Mad Dog Mama?
(a) Scarpetta's teaching skeleton.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Hilda Ozimek.
(d) Pat Harvey.

8. 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 enjoyed doing crossword puzzles.
(c) Both couples had to sneak around.
(d) Both couples met at work.

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

10. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta to do after dinner when they are approached in the restaurant parking lot by a stranger?
(a) Get the license plate number of stranger's car.
(b) Call the FBI about the stranger's car.
(c) Call the police about the stranger's car.
(d) Follow the stranger's car.

11. What does Abby Turnbull notice on the car driven by the stranger who approached them in the restaurant parking lot after dinner?
(a) A large scrape on the bumper.
(b) The rear bumper is a different color.
(c) A Colonial Williamsburg parking sticker.
(d) A Quantico sticker on the bumper.

12. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about the license plate number she gave him to check?
(a) The plates were issued to a 1990 Mark Seven.
(b) The plates were issued to 1989 Lincoln.
(c) The plates were issued to 1990 Cadillac .
(d) The plates were issued to a 1998 Mark Seven.

13. What does Pat Harvey learn about her husband from an article in the Washington Post?
(a) He is having an affair.
(b) He was drunk in a bar the night Deborah disappeared.
(c) He has always resented Pat's political aspirations.
(d) He is a former CIA agent.

14. Where is Elizabeth Mott's abandoned car found?
(a) A rest area parking lot.
(b) A motel parking lot.
(c) An apartment building parking lot.
(d) A church parking lot.

15. What is located at Quantico, Virginia?
(a) A Marine Corps base and a Green Beret training facility.
(b) A Marine Corps base and the FBI Academy.
(c) The FBI Academy and CIA Headquarters.
(d) A Marine Corps base and CIA Headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?

2. After Steven Spurrier is arrested, what do the police find searching his home?

3. Who did Marino interview after Steven Spurrier is arrested?

4. How does Scarpetta know Anna Zenner?

5. Who rescues Scarpetta when she gets lost looking for Wesley's house?

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