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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Elizabeth Mott killed?
(a) Her throat was cut.
(b) She was shot in the neck and stabbed in the chest.
(c) She was strangled.
(d) She was shot in the back.

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

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

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

5. Who is Henna?
(a) Amy Turnbull's sister.
(b) Pete Marino's wife.
(c) Scarpetta's friend.
(d) Scarpetta's niece.

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

7. What does Abby Turnbull discover about the owner of the car with the license plate number Marino traced?
(a) Abby once did an interview of the car owner.
(b) He looks like the man that approached Abby and Scarpetta in Williamsburg.
(c) He is not the same man that approached Abby and Scarpetta in Williamsburg.
(d) He has a prior criminal record in another state.

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

9. Scarpetta suspects the killer is familiar with which popular sport?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Fishing.

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

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

12. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about Abby Turnbull and Clifford Ring?
(a) Abby and Clifford were collaborating on a book.
(b) Abby and Clifford were lovers.
(c) Clifford had helped Abby get the job at the paper.
(d) Abby was Clifford's sister-in-law.

13. What is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?
(a) Manuel Noriega.
(b) Jose Chavez.
(c) Manuel Ramirez.
(d) Ricardo Montelban.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located at Quantico, Virginia?

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 Jill Harrington put up a fight?

5. Where is Elizabeth Mott's abandoned car found?

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