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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Anna Zenner?
(a) A weapons specialist.
(b) A psychic.
(c) A parent of one of the teen victims.
(d) A psychiatrist.

4. What is the name of the national magazine that runs a feature story on Pat Harvey and her murdered daughter?
(a) New York Times Magazine.
(b) New Yorker Magazine.
(c) Newsweek Magazine.
(d) Time Magazine.

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

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

7. What does Scarpetta see when she enters The Dealer's Room?
(a) She recognizes the bartender from the Globe and Laurel.
(b) She sees stacks of old, faded playing cards.
(c) She doesn't recognize anyone in the place.
(d) The man who approached her in the restaurant parking lot.

8. What does Pat Harvey learn about her husband from an article in the Washington Post?
(a) He is having an affair.
(b) He has always resented Pat's political aspirations.
(c) He was drunk in a bar the night Deborah disappeared.
(d) He is a former CIA agent.

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

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

11. Who else is killed at Steven Spurrier's home?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Clifford Ring.
(c) Mark James.
(d) Pat Harvey.

12. Why do the police search Scarpetta's house after Steven Spurrier is killed?
(a) They are looking for Mark James's belongings.
(b) They are looking for Lucy's belongings.
(c) They are looking for Abby Turnbull's belongings.
(d) They are looking for listening devices.

13. 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.

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

15. 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 blindfolded.
(b) All the women were raped.
(c) All the victims were Catholic.
(d) A gun and knife were used in both.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What activity has the CIA been banned from carrying-out since the Ford Administration?

3. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta to do after dinner when they are approached in the restaurant parking lot by a stranger?

4. Who approaches Abby Turnbull and Scarpetta in the restaurant parking lot after their dinner meeting?

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

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