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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 is "The Farm"?
(a) A training facility for horses.
(b) A minor league baseball training facility.
(c) A CIA training camp.
(d) A training facility for search and rescue dogs.

2. After Steven Spurrier's house is searched, what do Marino and Scarpetta surmise the killer does to the victims' cars?
(a) Takes pictures of the cars.
(b) Smokes in the cars after committing the murders.
(c) Vacuums the cars after committing the murders.
(d) Empties the gas tank after committing the murders.

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

4. Scarpetta suspects the killer is familiar with which popular sport?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Hiking.

5. How was Elizabeth Mott killed?
(a) Her throat was cut.
(b) She was shot in the neck and stabbed in the chest.
(c) She was strangled.
(d) She was shot in the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the bodies of Jill Harrington and Elizabeth Mott found?

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

3. What activity has the CIA been banned from carrying-out since the Ford Administration?

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

5. Who is Detective Montana?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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