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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. What was found in the other abandoned cars, but missing from Deborah's Jeep?
(a) White cotton fibers.
(b) One white glove.
(c) One red rose.
(d) One white rose.

2. Who directed Deborah and Fred to the rest area where their car was later found?
(a) A convenience store clerk.
(b) A gas station attendant.
(c) Fred's mother.
(d) Deborah's mother.

3. Who found the bodies of Deborah and Fred?
(a) Search and rescue dogs.
(b) A cemetery caretaker.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Hunters.

4. How does the mother of one of the missing teens arrive at the crime scene?
(a) By motor boat.
(b) By bus.
(c) By helicopter.
(d) By ski-doo.

5. What personal item of one of the missing teens was found at the crime scene?
(a) A blue backpack.
(b) A black wallet.
(c) A purple scarf.
(d) A red purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wesley Benton ask Scarpetta to do with the results of the autopsy?

2. Who does Scarpetta plan to visit in South Carolina?

3. What does Hilda tell Scarpetta she can see around people?

4. What does the firearms expert tell Scarpetta about the bullet found in Deborah's spine?

5. What is the special name the media has for a series of unsolved murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Linda, the firearms expert who works with Scarpetta.

2. What does Pat Harvey believe about her daughter's death?

3. Why was Pat Harvey professionally interested in the Couple Killings long before her daughter was murdered?

4. What does Marino think the killer did to get Fred to go into the woods without resistance?

5. Describe Hilda Ozimek.

6. Why is Scarpetta concerned about the bodies of Cheney and Harvey being moved?

7. Why does Scarpetta wish to avoid answering Pat's question about the search-and-rescue dog in Chapter 2?

8. How does Pat Harvey exert her influence to get a copy of the autopsy report of her daughter?

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

10. Why does Scarpetta feel betrayed by Abby Turnbull in Chapter 4?

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