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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For how many years has Joe McTigue been working at Cutler Grove?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. In Chapter 4, in what type of solution must fibers be placed before they go into an ultrasound bath?
(a) A formaldehyde solution.
(b) A soapy solution.
(c) An icy solution.
(d) An acetone solution.

5. What information does Joni Hamm give Kay regarding the trace evidence for Beryl Madison?
(a) An autopsy report.
(b) A preliminary fiber analysis.
(c) A fingerprint report.
(d) A final fiber analysis.

6. What leverage does Sparacino use to try to intimidate Kay into cooperating with him?
(a) A lawsuit claiming someone in her office stole from bodies.
(b) A sanction from the American Medical Association for malfeasance.
(c) Photocopies of articles containing accusations of theft from a body by her office.
(d) A subpoena from the Virginia Supreme Court to appear on charges of theft.

7. What does Ethridge ask Kay to find?
(a) Cary Harper's gold chain.
(b) The missing box of film.
(c) More trace evidence.
(d) The manuscript.

8. Who calls Pete after hours to bully him about Beryl's papers?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Cary Harper.
(c) Dr. Fielding.
(d) Sparacino.

9. What type of gun is on the kitchen counter in Beryl's home?
(a) Glock.
(b) .380 automatic.
(c) Ruger .38.
(d) .45 Colt.

10. Who is seated near Kay and Mark at dinner?
(a) A handsome young man.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) Lucy.
(d) A lawyer from Orndorff & Berger.

11. What papers does Sparacino want?
(a) The notes from her latest novel.
(b) The speech she gave to the DAR.
(c) The manuscript that Beryl has been writing.
(d) The contents of her safe deposit box.

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

13. What did Al Hunt formerly do for a living before he begins working for his father at Masterwash?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Lawyer.

14. What types of colors does Hunt say Beryl gives off as signals?
(a) Warm colors.
(b) Arctic colors.
(c) Mild colors.
(d) Mixed colors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kay do with the picture over the fireplace?

2. What does Kay discover about a box of film in the morgue?

3. In addition to being Beryl's attorney, what other role does Sparacino play?

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

5. From what source do the white ashes in the fireplace come?

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