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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What wakes Kay while at Cutler Grove?
(a) She forgets her purse.
(b) She hears noises.
(c) Sterling calls her.
(d) She needs something to drink.

7. How does Ethridge know Sparacino?
(a) They were law school classmates.
(b) They served on a jury together.
(c) They belong to the same political party.
(d) They grew up in the same city.

8. What is the rank of Pete Marino?
(a) Corporal.
(b) Major.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

9. What does Sterling know about Beryl's last manuscript?
(a) That it is soon to be published.
(b) That is another historical novel.
(c) That it is excellent.
(d) That it has disappeared.

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

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

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

13. What happens to Kay's car?
(a) She drives it home.
(b) It runs out of gas.
(c) It is in an accident.
(d) It is towed to Williamsburg.

14. How long ago was the painting over the fireplace framed?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 12 years ago.
(c) 15 years ago.
(d) 8 years ago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of colors does Hunt say Beryl gives off as signals?

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

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

4. For whom does Joe McTigue do some work?

5. How does Kay feel when Mark touches her cheek?

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