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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. Who approaches Abby Turnbull and Scarpetta in the restaurant parking lot after their dinner meeting?
(a) A young couple in a dark car.
(b) A young woman in a dark car.
(c) A young man in a dark car.
(d) Two young men in a dark car.

2. What is The Dealer's Room?
(a) A small business that trains car dealers.
(b) A small shop that sells antique playing cards.
(c) A small pub right outside of Williamsburg.
(d) A small bookstore.

3. Who is Detective Montana?
(a) A specialist with the FBI.
(b) A police investigator.
(c) He works with Marino.
(d) A member of the VICAP team.

4. Who is Mr. Joyce?
(a) The owner of a small smoke shop.
(b) The owner of Dammit.
(c) The father of one of the teen victims.
(d) An accident victim.

5. After Steven Spurrier is arrested, what do the police find searching his home?
(a) A bag containing tools used by burglars.
(b) A library of hard-core, violent, pornographic movies.
(c) A library of documentary movies on the Vietnam War.
(d) A bedroom decorated with Disney characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarpetta know Jill Harrington put up a fight?

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

3. Why do the police search Scarpetta's house after Steven Spurrier is killed?

4. What does Abby Turnbull discover about the owner of the car with the license plate number Marino traced?

5. Where is Elizabeth Mott's abandoned car found?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, what do Scarpetta and Marino learn about Steven Spurrier, the man that approached Scarpetta and Abby in the Williamsburg Restaurant?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Camp Peary come under suspicion soon after the Couple Killings started?

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

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

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