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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. Why does Scarpetta want to speak with Anna Zenner?
(a) Zenner worked with Jill Harrington.
(b) Zenner has information about the bullet.
(c) Zenner received a visit from the FBI.
(d) Zenner had information on the killer.

8. What is The Dealer's Room?
(a) A small pub right outside of Williamsburg.
(b) A small bookstore.
(c) A small shop that sells antique playing cards.
(d) A small business that trains car dealers.

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

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

11. What does Dammit have in common with Bonnie Smyth and Jim Freeman?
(a) Dammit once lived with Bonnie.
(b) Dammit once lived with Jim.
(c) They were all shot in the same location.
(d) They all lived in the same household.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta notice lying by a chair in a photo of Jill Harrington's apartment?

2. What is similar in the murders of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott to the murders of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?

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

4. What was the relationship between Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott?

5. Where are the bodies of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott found?

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