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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Abby Turnbull notice on the car driven by the stranger who approached them in the restaurant parking lot after dinner?
2. What is the other name for "The Farm"?
3. Why is Steven Spurrier arrested?
4. Who shows up at Scarpetta's home convinced Steven Spurrier is the serial killer?
5. What is "The Farm"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Scarpetta and Marino discover in Chapter 14 about the cemetery where the bodies of Mott and Harrington were found?
2. Explain the importance of Spurrier's aplastic anemia.
3. Why aren't the results from the serology reports for Spurrier and the blood found in Elizabeth Mott's car considered conclusive?
4. What's the connection between Scarpetta and Anna Zenner and Jill Harrington?
5. What's the sequence of events that Marino thinks led to the murders of Spurrier and Abby Turnbull?
6. How does Mr. Joyce describe the car that he saw on his road a few days before a teen couple disappeared?
7. Why doesn't Marino think Abby talked with anyone at the Post about the Couple Killings?
8. Why is it significant that Aranoff is not the man that approached Scarpetta and Abby that evening at the restaurant?
9. Why does Abby find it hard to believe the murders of Harrington and Mott are connected to the Couple Killings?
10. What's the significance of Jill Harrington not having any bills for a newspaper subscription?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Manipulating public sentiment is another element in this story, illustrated by Pat Harvey's use of the press. But this can be a move that has serious consequences. What are the dangers of denouncing government agencies publicly? Was Pat Harvey right to go to the press with her accusations? If you were an ordinary citizen, would you have believed Harvey's conspiracy theories? Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how each of the following pieces of information assisted in the development of either the plot or the characters in this story. Be specific in describing how you came to your conclusions.
Pat Harvey's husband having an affair
Pat Harvey's dislike of Fred Cheney
The mutual dislike between Pete Marino and Abby Turnbull
Essay Topic 3
Below are three examples of a character or piece of information presented in the story that ultimately proved unimportant in solving the crime. With each example, explain what purpose you think the author had in mind by introducing these elements into the story.
Pete Marino's wife
Scarpetta's niece, Lucy
Deborah Harvey's breast-reduction operation
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