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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what other crimes has Jeb Price committed?
(a) Jeb Price has no criminal record.
(b) Jeb is a convicted killer.
(c) Jeb has a speeding ticket.
(d) Jeff has committed petty larceny.

3. Who is the only person who can discuss the details of Beryl's case with Sparacino?
(a) Joni Hamm.
(b) Kay Scarpetta.
(c) Mark James.
(d) Pete Marino.

4. What does Sterling tell Kay that she told Cary?
(a) To write another book.
(b) To call Beryl.
(c) Not to drive his Rolls Royce.
(d) Not to go to Culpeper's every evening.

5. For what purpose does Mark invite himself into Kay's New York hotel room?
(a) A nightcap.
(b) A meeting about Sparacino.
(c) A discussion of their past relationship.
(d) For intimacy.

6. Who has seen the pages from the manuscript that is found at the scene?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Kay Scarpetta.
(c) Dr. Fielding.
(d) Pete Marino.

7. In what condition is the manuscript found in Beryl's bedroom?
(a) Ripped.
(b) Bloodstained.
(c) Finished.
(d) Only partially complete.

8. At what venue is the annual DAR event where Beryl is charming and meets Mrs. J. R. McTigue?
(a) A cocktail party.
(b) A breakfast.
(c) A dinner.
(d) A luncheon.

9. From what source do the white ashes in the fireplace come?
(a) 20-pound rag paper.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) 60-pound rag paper.
(d) Carbon paper.

10. What does Mark do after he and Kay leave Sparacino's office?
(a) He suggests they meet later in the day.
(b) He leaves New York City.
(c) He puts her into a cab headed to the airport, without lunch.
(d) He buys her lunch.

11. Who has been murdered?
(a) Mrs. J. R. McTigue.
(b) Beryl Madison.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) Sterling Harper.

12. What does Kay learn about Mark when she makes phone calls from the airport?
(a) Mark James has left the firm.
(b) There is no Mark James at Orndorff & Berger.
(c) Mark James works at another law firm.
(d) Mark James has just joined the firm.

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

14. When does Hunt claim to have spoken with Beryl?
(a) He claims never to have spoken with her.
(b) The last time Beryl came in to the car wash.
(c) He speaks with Beryl every day.
(d) He spoke with her during her last two visits.

15. Who is Kay's contact from the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter?
(a) Jeanie Sample Wilson.
(b) Sterling Harper.
(c) Mrs. J. R. McTigue.
(d) Beryl Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been stirring up matters between Cary and Beryl regarding Beryl's new book?

2. Who appears at the restaurant as Kay and Mark finish dinner?

3. How long ago was the painting over the fireplace framed?

4. What leverage does Sparacino use to try to intimidate Kay into cooperating with him?

5. What does preliminary analysis suggest could be the source of the melted plastic in the fireplace?

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