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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 does Dammit have in common with Bonnie Smyth and Jim Freeman?
(a) Dammit once lived with Jim.
(b) Dammit once lived with Bonnie.
(c) They were all shot in the same location.
(d) They all lived in the same household.

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

3. Who is Mad Dog Mama?
(a) Scarpetta's teaching skeleton.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Hilda Ozimek.
(d) Pat Harvey.

4. What does Scarpetta suspect is of greatest importance to the serial killer?
(a) Where the victims live.
(b) The location of the killings.
(c) The identity of the victims.
(d) The clothing victims are wearing.

5. Where does Mark James live?
(a) It's not clear where he lives.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Quantico, Virginia.
(d) Washington, DC.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up at Scarpetta's home convinced Steven Spurrier is the serial killer?

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

3. Who rescues Scarpetta when she gets lost looking for Wesley's house?

4. Who is Henna?

5. What is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the importance of Spurrier's aplastic anemia.

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

4. Why does Scarpetta send Abby Turnbull to check out Barry Aranoff?

5. What does the use of the Hydra-Shok bullet suggest to Scarpetta about the killer and the investigation?

6. After the meeting with Mr. Joyce, what does Scarpetta reason about the killer that leads her to the next step in her investigation?

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

8. What are some reasons Scarpetta is convinced there's a link between Dammit and the Couple Killings?

9. What's the connection between Scarpetta and Anna Zenner and Jill Harrington?

10. Why does Abby find it hard to believe the murders of Harrington and Mott are connected to the Couple Killings?

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