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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 is the special name the media has for a series of unsolved murders?
(a) The Romance Murders.
(b) The Mystery Slayings.
(c) The Teen Mystery Murders.
(d) The Couple Killings.

2. What does Pat Harvey threaten to do if Scarpetta doesn't give her what she asked for?
(a) File an official complaint with the Virginia Medical Board.
(b) Get Scarpetta's medical license revoked.
(c) Get a court order.
(d) Get Scarpetta fired.

3. Scarpetta learns the missing teens were varsity athletes in what sports?
(a) Basketball and soccer.
(b) Football and tennis.
(c) Gymnastic and swimming.
(d) Rugby and basketball.

4. Who is Hilda Ozimek referring to when she uses the phrase, "defender, someone who does battle"?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Jack of hearts.
(d) Scarpetta.

5. What does Pat Harvey want Scarpetta to give her?
(a) Deborah's autopsy report.
(b) Photos of locations where other victims were found.
(c) Autopsy reports on the other teen victims.
(d) A police photo of the location where Deborah's body was found.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Scarpetta take the bones of Fred and Deborah to Washington, DC?

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

3. Who else heard Deborah and Fred being directed to the rest area?

4. How did the mother of one of the missing teens describe her teenager?

5. What happens when Scarpetta speaks to her lover on the phone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain Wesley's reasons for not keeping Scarpetta informed.

4. What prompts Pat Harvey to call in a psychic, Hilda Ozimek?

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

6. Explain the difference if a cut is found on the top of a hand or on the palms.

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

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

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

10. Why does Scarpetta think her personal competence as the chief medical examiner is being called into question?

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