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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the only person who can discuss the details of Beryl's case with Sparacino?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Joni Hamm.
(c) Kay Scarpetta.
(d) Mark James.

7. 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.

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

9. In what month does Beryl speak at the DAR meeting?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

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

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

12. Who is Kay's contact from the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter?
(a) Beryl Madison.
(b) Sterling Harper.
(c) Jeanie Sample Wilson.
(d) Mrs. J. R. McTigue.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is missing and therefore cannot substantiate rape?

2. From where does Joni suspect that the six nylon fibers in the trace analysis source originate?

3. To whom does Beryl write two personal letters?

4. In what age range is the killer thought to be?

5. What does Kay learn about Beryl's telephone number?

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