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

2. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta to do after dinner when they are approached in the restaurant parking lot by a stranger?
(a) Get the license plate number of stranger's car.
(b) Follow the stranger's car.
(c) Call the police about the stranger's car.
(d) Call the FBI about the stranger's car.

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

4. What does Dammit have in common with Bonnie Smyth and Jim Freeman?
(a) They were all shot in the same location.
(b) Dammit once lived with Bonnie.
(c) Dammit once lived with Jim.
(d) They all lived in the same household.

5. Who else is killed at Steven Spurrier's home?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Pat Harvey.
(d) Clifford Ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the last place Elizabeth Mott and Jill Harrington were seen together?

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

3. Why is Mr. Joyce interviewed by Marino and Scarpetta?

4. Who is Anna Zenner?

5. How does Scarpetta know Anna Zenner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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