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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what other crimes has Jeb Price committed?
(a) Jeb Price has no criminal record.
(b) Jeb has a speeding ticket.
(c) Jeb is a convicted killer.
(d) Jeff has committed petty larceny.

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

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

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

5. Who has a lot to lose if the manuscript is published?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Sparacino.
(c) Sterling Harper.
(d) Cary Harper.

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

7. Why does Kay go to the OCME after arriving in Richmond?
(a) To develop her film.
(b) To check on the two Harper bodies.
(c) To check her phone messages.
(d) To write a report.

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

9. Who warns Kay to stay out of the murder investigations?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Dr. Watts.
(c) Poteat.
(d) Pete Marino.

10. What do initial results of Sterling's autopsy results suggest?
(a) There are problems with Sterling's immune system.
(b) Sterling has no appendix.
(c) Sterling has only one kidney.
(d) Sterling has diabetes.

11. What is scattered all over the deceased's body?
(a) Water.
(b) Snow.
(c) Bird shot.
(d) Mud.

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

13. How old is Al Hunt?
(a) 29.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 25.

14. Where does Kay sleep when she spends the night in Cutler Grove?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In a guest bedroom.
(d) In the living room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is missing and therefore cannot substantiate rape?

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

3. What word clue does Kay's team find from slivers of paper from the ashes?

4. What leverage does Sparacino use to try to intimidate Kay into cooperating with him?

5. What does Kay discover in her OCME office?

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