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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Almost how much money does Beryl withdraw from the bank?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

4. With whom are Beryl's contract disputes?
(a) Kay Scarpetta.
(b) Sterling Harper.
(c) Cary Harper.
(d) Benton Wesley.

5. What does the newspaper headline say about Kay?
(a) She destroys a manuscript.
(b) She loses a manuscript.
(c) She finds a manuscript.
(d) She is a witness to a murder.

6. For whom does Benton Wesley do profiling work?
(a) CIA.
(b) ATF.
(c) FBI.
(d) Richmond police.

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

8. Why does the attorney general want to speak with Kay?
(a) To quash the publicity about the missing manuscript.
(b) To go over the Beryl Madison evidence.
(c) So she can meet Sparacino for lunch.
(d) To offer Kay a new position.

9. Who has been stirring up matters between Cary and Beryl regarding Beryl's new book?
(a) Kay Scarpetta.
(b) Mark James.
(c) Pete Marino.
(d) Sparacino.

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ethridge know Sparacino?

2. What extra work does Beryl ask Hunt to do?

3. What do initial results of Sterling's autopsy results suggest?

4. What is scattered all over the deceased's body?

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

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