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

2. What prescription medication was found in Jill Harrington's body?
(a) Librax.
(b) Prozac.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Valium.

3. What item does Benton Wesley tell Scarpetta that Spurrier purchased through a catalog?
(a) A serrated army knife.
(b) A box of bullets.
(c) A pair of night-vision goggles.
(d) A gym bag.

4. What is similar in the murders of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott to the murders of Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?
(a) All the victims were blindfolded.
(b) All the victims were Catholic.
(c) All the women were raped.
(d) A gun and knife were used in both.

5. What "profile" of the serial killer is emerging in Chapter 16?
(a) A man unhappy about losing a lover.
(b) A man who enjoys socializing.
(c) A man afraid of animals.
(d) A loner who has violent, sexualized fantasies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Scarpetta think the killer made years before he murdered Deborah and Fred?

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

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

4. What does Marino learn from the owner of the 1990 Lincoln Mark Seven?

5. Why are Scarpetta and Marino interested in a possible gym bag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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