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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. When Scarpetta is paged, what does she learn?
(a) The missing teens have been spotted in Mexico.
(b) Two bodies have been found.
(c) The serial killer has been identified.
(d) The missing teens were found at a motel.

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

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

4. What do Scarpetta and Marino take with them on a field investigation?
(a) An article on guerrilla warfare.
(b) Files from other unsolved murders.
(c) A sweatshirt and a belt.
(d) A metal detector and a rake.

5. Why does Scarpetta take the bones of Fred and Deborah to Washington, DC?
(a) She wanted to confer with Dr. Vessey at the Smithsonian.
(b) She wanted to deliver the remains to the funeral home Pat Harvey had selected.
(c) She wanted to take the bones to the FBI lab.
(d) She wanted to have the chief forensic specialist at Walter Reed Hospital examine the remains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Hilda describe an object still at the site where Deborah and Fred were found?

3. Which missing teen's mother is dead?

4. Who is Hilda Ozimek referring to when she uses the phrase, "defender, someone who does battle"?

5. What does Pat Harvey want Scarpetta to give her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Hilda Ozimek.

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

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

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