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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 the name of Scarpetta's sometime lover?
(a) Mark.
(b) David.
(c) Pete.
(d) Brad.

2. What information does Pat Harvey claim is being "covered-up" by the police, the FBI, and the Medical Examiner's Office?
(a) The killer's calling card.
(b) The involvement of drug gangs.
(c) The identity of the serial killer.
(d) The cause of death.

3. Who is the main character introduced first in this chapter?
(a) Bob Harvey.
(b) Deborah Harvey.
(c) Kay Scarpetta.
(d) Pete Marino.

4. What is a common feature of all the unsolved murders of teen couples?
(a) Keys still in the ignition of an abandonded car.
(b) Keys still in the ignition of an abandonded boat.
(c) Bodies are always found in an abandoned boat.
(d) Bodies are always found in an abandoned car.

5. What was found in an ice chest at the crime scene?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Fish.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the firearms expert tell Scarpetta about the bullet found in Deborah's spine?

2. What is one theory as to who might have killed Deborah and Fred?

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

4. As the story opens, where is the crime scene investigation taking place?

5. What personal item of one of the missing teens was found at the crime scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marino think the killer did to get Fred to go into the woods without resistance?

3. In Chapter 9, what issues does Scarpetta have with the FBI's surveillance of the woods?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Hilda Ozimek.

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

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

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