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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 did Marino interview after Steven Spurrier is arrested?
(a) Steven Spurrier's mother who lived close-by.
(b) Steven Spurrier's brother in Texas.
(c) Steven Spurrier's girlfriend who lived in the same apartment complex.
(d) The store clerk at the Seven-Eleven where Deborah and Fred stopped.

2. Who is the owner of The Dealer's Room?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Muhammed Ali.
(c) Sylvia Barnes.
(d) Steven Spurrier.

3. What is Scarpetta's relationship with her rescuer who leads her to Wesley's house?
(a) Former patient.
(b) Former medical student.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Former lover.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about the license plate number she gave him to check?

2. What is located at Quantico, Virginia?

3. What does Marino tell Scarpetta about Abby Turnbull and Clifford Ring?

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

5. Why does Scarpetta want to speak with Anna Zenner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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