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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 does Hilda report she "saw" when she was taken to Deborah's abandoned Jeep?
(a) Night vision goggles.
(b) A Swiss army knife.
(c) A knotted rope.
(d) A knife with a serrated blade.

2. What do Marino and Scarpetta find where Deborah was shot?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) An article of her clothing with a bullet hole.
(c) A spent cartridge casing.
(d) A gun.

3. When Scarpetta examines the bodies of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney in the woods, what does she notice?
(a) Body parts had been scattered.
(b) The bodies had been moved.
(c) The bones were mixed together in a jumbled heap.
(d) The bodies had been lying in a pond.

4. What is covering the area where Marino and Scarpetta believe Deborah was shot?
(a) Sumac.
(b) Kudzu.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) Marsh.

5. What were the names of the two teenagers reported missing?
(a) Pat Harvey and Fred Cheney.
(b) Pat Harvey and Bob Harvey.
(c) Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney.
(d) Deborah Harvey and Pete Marino.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found the bodies of Deborah and Fred?

2. Who directed Deborah and Fred to the rest area where their car was later found?

3. What does Pete Marino think about Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?

4. Why is Scarpetta in Richmond?

5. Why do Scarpetta and Marino fly to South Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hilda Ozimek.

3. How does Ozimek explain what she does?

4. Give an example of Scarpetta's scientific approach examining the bodies of Harvey and Cheney in the woods.

5. Why is Scarpetta reluctant to say Deborah Harvey was killed by a shot in the back?

6. Describe how Pat Harvey might be feeling when she first arrives at the rest stop where her daughter's abandoned Jeep has been found.

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

8. How does Scarpetta's Italian background influence some of her decisions?

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

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

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