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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 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.

2. Where are the bodies of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott found?
(a) In a rest stop bathroom.
(b) In a motel room.
(c) In Jill Harrington's apartment.
(d) In a cemetery.

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

4. Where is Elizabeth Mott's abandoned car found?
(a) A rest area parking lot.
(b) A church parking lot.
(c) A motel parking lot.
(d) An apartment building parking lot.

5. Who is Henna?
(a) Pete Marino's wife.
(b) Scarpetta's friend.
(c) Scarpetta's niece.
(d) Amy Turnbull's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mark James live?

2. How does Scarpetta know Anna Zenner?

3. What does Scarpetta see when she enters The Dealer's Room?

4. When interviewed, what does Mr. Joyce remember seeing on a July night when he went to his mailbox?

5. Who is the person Scarpetta invites to visit her in the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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. Describe what the authorities find in Spurrier's bookcases and living room in Chapter 17.

8. In Chapter 12, why does Scarpetta decide to call Abby Turnbull about the murders of Jill Harington and Elizabeth Mott?

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

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

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