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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 an ice chest at the crime scene?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Fish.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

2. What famous Virginia location is close to the Globe and Laurel?
(a) Williamsburg, Virginia
(b) Vienna, Virginia
(c) Quantico, Virginia
(d) Richmond, Virginia

3. What is the occupation of Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?
(a) FBI undercover agent.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) CIA agent.
(d) Newspaper reporter.

4. Who else heard Deborah and Fred being directed to the rest area?
(a) An unidentified man.
(b) Deborah's brothers.
(c) Fred's father.
(d) A woman pumping gas.

5. What did Scarpetta's lover want her to do?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Go with him to Colorado.
(d) Hire a bodyguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found the bodies of Deborah and Fred?

2. What did Scarpetta say about the skulls of Deborah and Fred?

3. What was found along with the bodies of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?

4. What was found at the crime scene, alerting investigators the teens had made a stop?

5. Who is writing a book about the murdered couples?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ozimek explain what she does?

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

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

5. Why does Scarpetta dread having lunch with Pat Harvey?

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

7. How does Ozimek describe a mysterious man she "sees" in the pictures of the woods where Harvey and Cheney were murdered?

8. In what condition does Scarpetta find Abby Turnbull when she goes to her apartment?

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

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

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