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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. After Scarpetta alerts the FBI of what she saw in The Dealer's Room, how does the FBI respond?
(a) They plant listening devices in the owner's home.
(b) They arrest the owner for murder.
(c) They put the owner under surveillance.
(d) They start making anonymous calls to the owner.

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) Vacuums the cars after committing the murders.
(c) Smokes in the cars after committing the murders.
(d) Empties the gas tank after committing the murders.

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

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

5. Why are Scarpetta and Marino interested in a possible gym bag?
(a) It might contain additional stolen property.
(b) Thousands of dollars will be found in the bag.
(c) It might contain evidence of the serial killings.
(d) Several false passports will be in the bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Detective Montana?

2. What "profile" of the serial killer is emerging in Chapter 16?

3. Who is Mad Dog Mama?

4. In Chapter 12, why does Scarpetta meet Abby Turnbull for dinner at a Williamsburg restaurant?

5. Who is Henna?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What were some of the reasons Scarpetta does not believe it was a rogue CIA agent or a professional hit man that killed Deborah Harvey and Fred Cheney?

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

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

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