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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 one theory as to who might have killed Deborah and Fred?
(a) Pat Harvey.
(b) Fred's former girlfriend.
(c) A hit man working for a drug cartel.
(d) Deborah's former boyfriend.

2. Why does Marino think Deborah and Fred walked slowly into the woods?
(a) They were barefoot.
(b) They had hoods over their heads.
(c) They were bound side-by-side.
(d) They were shackled at the ankles.

3. What does Pete Marino think about Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?
(a) He thinks she's working for the CIA.
(b) He thinks she's an ace reporter.
(c) He thinks she's an FBI informant.
(d) He doesn't like or trust her.

4. Who does Scarpetta call after returning home from Washington, DC?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Benton Wesley.
(d) Pete Marino.

5. In all of the unsolved teen murders, Scarpetta has not been able to do what?
(a) Speak to parents.
(b) Determine the cause of death.
(c) Perform an autopsy.
(d) Identify the victims.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What charity organization does Pat Harvey suspect is front for drug trafficking?

3. Who or what is called Neptune?

4. What do Scarpetta and Marino bring with them to South Carolina?

5. When Pat Harvey shows Hilda a picture of Deborah, what does Hilda immediately know?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the problem with the cartridge casing Scarpetta finds at the Cheney-Harvey murder scene?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 2, why does Pat Harvey question Scarpetta about the murder of the other couples?

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

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

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