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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Steven Spurrier's house is searched, what do Marino and Scarpetta surmise the killer does to the victims' cars?
(a) Vacuums the cars after committing the murders.
(b) Smokes in the cars after committing the murders.
(c) Takes pictures of the cars.
(d) Empties the gas tank after committing the murders.

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

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

4. Where are the bodies of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott found?
(a) In a motel room.
(b) In a cemetery.
(c) In a rest stop bathroom.
(d) In Jill Harrington's apartment.

5. What is Scarpetta's relationship with her rescuer who leads her to Wesley's house?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Former patient.
(c) Former medical student.
(d) Former lover.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How was Jill Harrington murdered?
(a) She was strangled and shot.
(b) She was strangled.
(c) She was shot and stabbed.
(d) She was stabbed 11 times.

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

14. 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.

15. How does Scarpetta know Jill Harrington put up a fight?
(a) She has a broken finger.
(b) A rock-like object is imbedded in one of her palms.
(c) Defensive cuts are on her feet and legs.
(d) Defensive cuts are on her forearms and hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Scarpetta think the killer made in the murder of Deborah Harvey?

2. What does Abby Turnbull discover about the owner of the car with the license plate number Marino traced?

3. What is the explanation Scarpetta suggests for the blood in the back seat of Elizabeth's car?

4. What is the name of the national magazine that runs a feature story on Pat Harvey and her murdered daughter?

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

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