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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 Bonnie.
(b) They were all shot in the same location.
(c) They all lived in the same household.
(d) Dammit once lived with Jim.

2. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about the license plate number she gave him to check?
(a) The plates were issued to 1990 Cadillac .
(b) The plates were issued to 1989 Lincoln.
(c) The plates were issued to a 1998 Mark Seven.
(d) The plates were issued to a 1990 Mark Seven.

3. What is located at Quantico, Virginia?
(a) A Marine Corps base and a Green Beret training facility.
(b) The FBI Academy and CIA Headquarters.
(c) A Marine Corps base and the FBI Academy.
(d) A Marine Corps base and CIA Headquarters.

4. Why do the police search Scarpetta's house after Steven Spurrier is killed?
(a) They are looking for Abby Turnbull's belongings.
(b) They are looking for Mark James's belongings.
(c) They are looking for Lucy's belongings.
(d) They are looking for listening devices.

5. Who killed Steven Spurrier?
(a) Pat Harvey.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Mark James.
(d) Bruce Cheney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Scarpetta and Marino learn about The Dealer's Room in Chapter 16?

2. What was found in the back seat of Elizabeth Mott's car?

3. What is "The Farm"?

4. What does Pat Harvey learn about her husband from an article in the Washington Post?

5. In Chapter 16, who has been staying at Scarpetta's house for several weeks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why aren't the results from the serology reports for Spurrier and the blood found in Elizabeth Mott's car considered conclusive?

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

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

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

10. Describe Scarpetta's reactions to seeing Mark James.

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