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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of gun is on the kitchen counter in Beryl's home?
(a) .45 Colt.
(b) .380 automatic.
(c) Glock.
(d) Ruger .38.

3. Who is seated near Kay and Mark at dinner?
(a) A lawyer from Orndorff & Berger.
(b) Lucy.
(c) A beautiful woman.
(d) A handsome young man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sterling know about Beryl's last manuscript?

2. In what condition is the manuscript found in Beryl's bedroom?

3. What does the newspaper headline say about Kay?

4. In what month does Beryl speak at the DAR meeting?

5. How did these fibers become attached to Beryl?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why does Kay drive to Cutler Grove, and what does she discover when she arrives?

2. In Chapter 1, how does Pete know that Beryl has not eaten a snack before she is killed?

3. Who appears at Kay and Mark's table when they have finished dining, and why does this seem suspicious?

4. What book did Cary write, and at what age?

5. For what reasons is Kay forced to spend the night at Cutler Grove, and what does she do while visiting with Sterling?

6. Waiting for her flight back to Richmond, what does Kay learn about Mark James?

7. In Chapter 6, why does Pete Marino call Kay, and what does Kay do in response?

8. How do newspaper headlines implicate Kay, and why does this prompt Ethridge to caution her?

9. What article does Kay omit from her description of Cary Harper's personal effects?

10. What does Kay do when Sparacino accuses her directly of being paid to give Harper the manuscript?

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