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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which missing teen's mother is dead?
(a) Pat Harvey.
(b) Fred Cheney.
(c) Bob Harvey.
(d) Pete Marino.

2. Who else knew what Jay Morrell did?
(a) Scarpetta's supervisor.
(b) The Army.
(c) The president.
(d) The FBI.

3. During the autopsy, what important detail does Scarpetta discover about Deborah's spine?
(a) A small nail lodged in her spine.
(b) A bullet was lodged in the vertebrae.
(c) A serious deformity.
(d) Three vertebrae were fused.

4. Who calls Dr. Sessions about the murders of Deborah and Fred?
(a) Director of the CIA.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Clifford Ring.
(d) Director of the FBI.

5. What does Wesley Benton ask Scarpetta to do with the results of the autopsy?
(a) To change the cause of death for Deborah Harvey.
(b) To release the autopsy results immediately.
(c) To be sure the autopsy results were not seen by the CIA.
(d) To withold the autopsy results.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place do Scarpetta and Marino visit after returning from South Carolina?

2. At lunch, what is one theory the investigators discuss about the disappearance of the teens?

3. Why is Scarpetta in Richmond?

4. In the murders of Deborah and Fred, who does Marino think was killed first?

5. In Chapter 5, who is it that Benton Wesley is concerned Scarpetta might have recently seen?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Chapter 1 opens, what is Scarpetta's perspective on working with other police agencies involved in VICAP?

2. What's stressful for Scarpetta in dealing with parents?

3. Why does Scarpetta struggle over spending time with Abby Turnbull in Chapter 3?

4. How does Abby find out about the Seven-Eleven and what does it show?

5. In Chapter 9, what issues does Scarpetta have with the FBI's surveillance of the woods?

6. How does Ozimek describe her impressions of Marino's wife?

7. Why is a politically inspired kidnapping such a disturbing possibility?

8. Discuss why Scarpetta and Marino feel in Chapter 3 as if they've been "handled" by Benton Wesley.

9. What information is Scarpetta after when she meets Wesley for lunch in Chapter 9?

10. What is the significance of Pat Harvey's political connections on the investigation of her daughter's disappearance?

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