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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Joni suspect that the six nylon fibers in the trace analysis source originate?
(a) From offices.
(b) From homes.
(c) From restaurants.
(d) From vehicles.

2. What does Pete discover when he reviews Beryl's floppy disks?
(a) Nothing. He finds no memoirs or letters.
(b) He finds a letter from Beryl.
(c) He finds several chapters of Beryl's latest Civil War book.
(d) He finds a letter from Cary.

3. How does Cary treat Beryl?
(a) He wines and dines her.
(b) He imprisons her.
(c) He does not help her with her first book.
(d) He makes love to her.

4. How many fibers has Joni collected from Beryl's hair, neck, chest, and fingernails?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Eight.

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, where does Kay Scarpetta go to learn more about Beryl's writing?
(a) The police station.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The library.

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

9. What does preliminary analysis suggest could be the source of the melted plastic in the fireplace?
(a) Sterling's tote bag.
(b) A snack container.
(c) Kay's medical bag.
(d) Prescription drugs.

10. Why is Beryl running scared about a month before her death?
(a) She is being threatened by a psycho.
(b) Her book manuscript is overdue.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She has no money.

11. 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.

12. With whom has Sterling remained a close friend?
(a) Kay Scarpetta.
(b) Joni Hamm.
(c) Beryl Madison.
(d) Pete Marino.

13. In Chapter 7, where is Cary Harper murdered?
(a) In his bedroom in Cutler's Grove.
(b) Outside his Cutler Grove home.
(c) In Colonial Williamsburg.
(d) At Culpeper's Tavern.

14. What does Hunt point out about Beryl's car door?
(a) The door doesn't close properly.
(b) The door has a rust hole.
(c) The window is cracked.
(d) A heart and some letters are gouged into it.

15. What does Kay discover about a box of film in the morgue?
(a) The film is wet.
(b) The film is exposed.
(c) The film is missing.
(d) The film is a different brand than she normally uses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, where is Kay's .38 revolver?

2. What papers does Sparacino want?

3. What happens to Kay's car?

4. What does Mark do after he and Kay leave Sparacino's office?

5. What happens to Kay's car at the murder scene?

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