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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 is the name of the Central American dictator once on the CIA payroll?
2. After Steven Spurrier is arrested, what do the police find searching his home?
3. What prescription medication was found in Jill Harrington's body?
4. Who is Dammit?
5. What does Scarpetta notice lying by a chair in a photo of Jill Harrington's apartment?
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. Describe Mr. Joyce and his relationship to Dammit.
3. How does Mr. Joyce describe the car that he saw on his road a few days before a teen couple disappeared?
4. Describe Scarpetta's reactions to seeing Mark James.
5. What do Scarpetta and Marino discover in Chapter 14 about the cemetery where the bodies of Mott and Harrington were found?
6. What does Scarpetta learn about Deborah Harvey's father from an article in the Washington Post?
7. Why does Scarpetta send Abby Turnbull to check out Barry Aranoff?
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. What's the connection between Scarpetta and Anna Zenner and Jill Harrington?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The theme of trust runs through the book. Select two relationships below and describe how the element of trust influenced the nature of the relationship and the decisions of the individuals within that relationship.
1) Abby Turnbull and Kay Scarpetta
2) Kay Scarpetta and Benton Wesley
3) Abby Turnbull and Clifford Ring
4) Kay Scarpetta and Mark James
5) Kay Scarpetta and Pat Harvey
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following to write about:
1) Discuss the multiple issues the FBI was balancing while investigating The Couple Killings and the impact of those issues on the investigation.
2) Abby Turnbull and Pat Harvey share information with each other on a regular basis. Do you think this was a reasonable thing for Abby to do? Use examples from the story to support your answer.
3) Pat Harvey was convinced Steven Spurrier murdered her daughter and that Spurrier would never be convicted. Ms. Harvey decided to take matters into her own hands. What do you think of Pat Harvey's decision and should her actions have been foreseen by the police and FBI? Use examples from the book to explain your answer.
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