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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kay learn about Beryl's telephone number?
(a) It is hard to remember.
(b) It is unlisted.
(c) It is easy to remember.
(d) It is in the phone directory.

2. What nickname does Kay's mother call her daughter?
(a) Cathie.
(b) Kalen.
(c) Kaitlin.
(d) Katie.

3. Why does the attorney general want to speak with Kay?
(a) To offer Kay a new position.
(b) To quash the publicity about the missing manuscript.
(c) To go over the Beryl Madison evidence.
(d) So she can meet Sparacino for lunch.

4. What has Pete figured out about Kay's trip?
(a) She went to Chicago to visit Mark James.
(b) She went to Washington, D.C., to do research.
(c) She canceled her air reservation to New York City.
(d) She went to visit Sparacino in New York City.

5. What of Cary's personal effects does Pete notice in Culpeper's Tavern?
(a) Cary's wallet.
(b) Cary's jacket.
(c) Cary's driver license.
(d) A gold chain.

6. What happens to Kay's car at the murder scene?
(a) It runs out of gas.
(b) It is in an accident.
(c) It has ice on the windshield.
(d) It won't start.

7. How old is Jeb Price?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 34.
(d) 28.

8. What does Kay discover about Sterling?
(a) She is delirious.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is asleep.
(d) She is dizzy.

9. Who has been stirring up matters between Cary and Beryl regarding Beryl's new book?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Sparacino.
(c) Kay Scarpetta.
(d) Mark James.

10. What business was Joe McTigue in when he was alive?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Construction.
(c) Landscaping.
(d) Property management.

11. What is Chamberlayne Gardens?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A retirement home.
(d) A botanical garden.

12. In Chapter 1, in what job role does Kay Scarpetta work?
(a) Richmond coroner.
(b) Chief forensics detective.
(c) Chief medical examiner of Virginia.
(d) Private investigator.

13. How old is Al Hunt?
(a) 29.
(b) 27.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

14. Where in Cutler Grove is there an oil portrait of a young girl?
(a) In Cary Harper's bedroom.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the foyer.
(d) Over the fireplace.

15. In Chapter 8, where is Kay's .38 revolver?
(a) In her car.
(b) At home.
(c) In Pete's car.
(d) In the OCME.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ethridge ask Kay to find?

2. What extra work does Beryl ask Hunt to do?

3. What does Mark James do when Kay asks him where he is?

4. What papers does Sparacino want?

5. In Chapter 7, where is Cary Harper murdered?

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