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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 did Scarpetta notice both Fred and Deborah were missing?
(a) All of their teeth.
(b) All of their clothing.
(c) Their wallets.
(d) Shoes and socks.

2. What does Scarpetta learn about Hilda Ozimek's findings?
(a) Scarpetta learns the parents were told the teens are dead.
(b) Scarpetta learns the parents were told the teens are okay.
(c) Scarpetta learns nothing.
(d) Scarpetta learns the parents were told the teens eloped.

3. What personal item of one of the missing teens was found at the crime scene?
(a) A black wallet.
(b) A red purse.
(c) A purple scarf.
(d) A blue backpack.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Scarpetta learn was left in the abandoned cars of the other murdered teen couples?

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

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

4. What information does Pat Harvey claim is being "covered-up" by the police, the FBI, and the Medical Examiner's Office?

5. What is the name of the father of one of the missing teens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Pat Harvey's political connections on the investigation of her daughter's disappearance?

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

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

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

5. Describe Scarpetta's reaction to the newspaper headlines after the abandoned Jeep was found.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Pat Harvey believe about her daughter's death?

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