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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scarpetta suspect is of greatest importance to the serial killer?
(a) The clothing victims are wearing.
(b) The identity of the victims.
(c) Where the victims live.
(d) The location of the killings.

2. What "profile" of the serial killer is emerging in Chapter 16?
(a) A man unhappy about losing a lover.
(b) A man who enjoys socializing.
(c) A man afraid of animals.
(d) A loner who has violent, sexualized fantasies.

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

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

5. Who rescues Scarpetta when she gets lost looking for Wesley's house?
(a) Benton Wesley.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Mark James.
(d) Pat Harvey.

6. 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 start making anonymous calls to the owner.
(c) They arrest the owner for murder.
(d) They plant listening devices in the owner's home.

7. Why is Steven Spurrier arrested?
(a) He is caught accepting stolen property.
(b) He is caught burglarizing The Dealer's Room.
(c) He tries to steal license plates.
(d) He tries to enter the country without a passport.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What do the DNA test results show about the blood found in the backseat of Elizabeth Mott's car?
(a) The blood is a match with Steven Spurrier.
(b) The DNA tests reveal another suspect.
(c) The DNA tests are inconclusive.
(d) The blood is not a match with Steven Spurrier.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Pat Harvey learn about her husband from an article in the Washington Post?

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