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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is "The Farm"?
(a) A CIA training camp.
(b) A training facility for search and rescue dogs.
(c) A minor league baseball training facility.
(d) A training facility for horses.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 16, who has been staying at Scarpetta's house for several weeks?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Scarpetta's mother.
(c) Abby Turnbull.
(d) Pete Marino.

7. What medical condition does Scarpetta learn Steven Spurrier suffered from?
(a) A brain tumor.
(b) Aplastic anemia.
(c) Uncontrolled diabetes.
(d) Leukemia.

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

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

10. 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.

11. Who killed Steven Spurrier?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Bruce Cheney.
(d) Pat Harvey.

12. When interviewed, what does Mr. Joyce remember seeing on a July night when he went to his mailbox?
(a) A dog trotting out of the woods.
(b) A dark car slowly moving without headlights.
(c) A man and a woman walking towards the woods.
(d) A car speeding down the road.

13. What was the relationship between Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Former roommates.
(d) Partners in the same law firm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity did Harrington and Mott like to do together, for instance on Sunday mornings?

2. In Chapter 10, who does Scarpetta suspect might be the serial killer?

3. Who is Dammit?

4. Why is Mr. Joyce interviewed by Marino and Scarpetta?

5. What do Scarpetta and Marino learn about The Dealer's Room in Chapter 16?

(see the answer keys)

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