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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 was found in cemetery where the bodies of Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington are discovered?
(a) Cigarette butts.
(b) A spent cartridge casing.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A silver cigarette lighter.

2. Why are Scarpetta and Marino interested in a possible gym bag?
(a) Several false passports will be in the bag.
(b) It might contain evidence of the serial killings.
(c) Thousands of dollars will be found in the bag.
(d) It might contain additional stolen property.

3. After Steven Spurrier's house is searched, what do Marino and Scarpetta surmise the killer does to the victims' cars?
(a) Takes pictures of the cars.
(b) Empties the gas tank after committing the murders.
(c) Vacuums the cars after committing the murders.
(d) Smokes in the cars after committing the murders.

4. Why does Scarpetta want to speak with Anna Zenner?
(a) Zenner has information about the bullet.
(b) Zenner had information on the killer.
(c) Zenner received a visit from the FBI.
(d) Zenner worked with Jill Harrington.

5. What is the explanation Scarpetta suggests for the blood in the back seat of Elizabeth's car?
(a) The blood has nothing to do with the killer.
(b) The killer had a nosebleed
(c) There was someone else in the backseat with the killer.
(d) The killer accidently cut himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the last place Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington were seen together?

2. What is the name of the national magazine that runs a feature story on Pat Harvey and her murdered daughter?

3. In Chapter 12, why does Scarpetta meet Abby Turnbull for dinner at a Williamsburg restaurant?

4. What is similar in the murders of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott to the murders of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?

5. Who approaches Abby Turnbull and Scarpetta in the restaurant parking lot after their dinner meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it significant that Aranoff is not the man that approached Scarpetta and Abby that evening at the restaurant?

2. How does Mr. Joyce describe the car that he saw on his road a few days before a teen couple disappeared?

3. What's the significance of Jill Harrington not having any bills for a newspaper subscription?

4. What are some psychological factors Wesley shares with Scarpetta and Marino in Chapter 16 about the serial killer in the Couple Killings?

5. Describe Mr. Joyce and his relationship to Dammit.

6. What do Scarpetta and Marino discover in Chapter 14 about the cemetery where the bodies of Mott and Harrington were found?

7. Why doesn't Marino think Abby talked with anyone at the Post about the Couple Killings?

8. What does Scarpetta learn about Deborah Harvey's father from an article in the Washington Post?

9. What's the sequence of events that Marino thinks led to the murders of Spurrier and Abby Turnbull?

10. What is the result of the meeting between Detective Montana, Scarpetta and Marino in Chapter 13?

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