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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 Marino tell Scarpetta about the license plate number she gave him to check?
(a) The plates were issued to a 1998 Mark Seven.
(b) The plates were issued to 1989 Lincoln.
(c) The plates were issued to a 1990 Mark Seven.
(d) The plates were issued to 1990 Cadillac .

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

3. What do Scarpetta and Marino learn about The Dealer's Room in Chapter 16?
(a) It was once raided by the local police.
(b) A regular poker game takes place there every Friday night.
(c) It's a favorite hang-out for members of the military.
(d) It was closed for about five months seven years earlier.

4. In Chapter 10, who does Scarpetta suspect might be the serial killer?
(a) A domestic terrorist.
(b) A former medical examiner.
(c) A former aide to the President.
(d) A federal agent.

5. What is located at Quantico, Virginia?
(a) A Marine Corps base and the FBI Academy.
(b) A Marine Corps base and CIA Headquarters.
(c) The FBI Academy and CIA Headquarters.
(d) A Marine Corps base and a Green Beret training facility.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Scarpetta suspect is of greatest importance to the serial killer?

3. What does Abby Turnbull notice on the car driven by the stranger who approached them in the restaurant parking lot after dinner?

4. What prescription medication was found in Jill Harrington's body?

5. How was Jill Harrington murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Scarpetta learn about Deborah Harvey's father from an article in the Washington Post?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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