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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 wallet.
(b) Cary's jacket.
(c) A gold chain.
(d) Cary's driver license.

2. What does Mark James do when Kay asks him where he is?
(a) He hangs up the phone.
(b) He asks to meet her as soon as possible.
(c) He refuses to answer the question.
(d) He lies about his location.

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

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

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

6. In addition to being Beryl's attorney, what other role does Sparacino play?
(a) Litigator.
(b) Estate executor.
(c) Paralegal.
(d) Guardian.

7. What does Kay discover in her OCME office?
(a) Her medical bag.
(b) A flood.
(c) Her film.
(d) A powerfully built man looking through files.

8. For whom does Joe McTigue do some work?
(a) For Cary Harper.
(b) For Kay Scarpetta.
(c) For Sterling Harper.
(d) For Beryl Madison.

9. What extra work does Beryl ask Hunt to do?
(a) Clean her car's windows.
(b) Clean her car's upholstery.
(c) Remove spilled orange juice from her trunk.
(d) Shampoo her car's interior carpets.

10. Who appears at the restaurant as Kay and Mark finish dinner?
(a) Cary Harper.
(b) Pete Marino.
(c) Sparacino.
(d) Joni Hamm.

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

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

13. How did these fibers become attached to Beryl?
(a) From the airplane from Florida to Richmond.
(b) From a passive transfer from the assailant to Beryl.
(c) From the taxi home from the airport.
(d) From Beryl's living room sofa.

14. To where does Beryl fly in Chapter 6?
(a) Florida.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Texas.
(d) North Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does the Chicago medical examiner know about Mark James?

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

3. In what role does Sparacino serve for Beryl Madison's estate?

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

5. What has Pete figured out about Kay's trip?

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