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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. In what age range is the killer thought to be?
(a) 40s to 50s.
(b) Late teens to mid-20s.
(c) 30s to 40s.
(d) Mid-20s to 30s.

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

3. What leverage does Sparacino use to try to intimidate Kay into cooperating with him?
(a) A subpoena from the Virginia Supreme Court to appear on charges of theft.
(b) A sanction from the American Medical Association for malfeasance.
(c) Photocopies of articles containing accusations of theft from a body by her office.
(d) A lawsuit claiming someone in her office stole from bodies.

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

5. What is placed in the metal pipe?
(a) Lead.
(b) Bird shot.
(c) Mace.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fibers has Joni collected from Beryl's hair, neck, chest, and fingernails?

2. Who is the only person whom Cary Harper ever loved?

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

4. What of Cary's personal effects does Pete notice in Culpeper's Tavern?

5. In Chapter 9, what other crimes has Jeb Price committed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kay keep asking herself as she investigates Beryl's house with Pete Marino?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Pete learn about Jeb Price?

3. How is Mrs. McTigue acquainted with Beryl?

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

5. What makes Kay suspicious enough to return to her office in the OCME, and what does she find there?

6. Why does Mark believe that Sparacino is after Kay?

7. What impression does Kay gain about the time that Beryl Madison lived with the Harpers?

8. Whom does Al Hunt work for at Masterwash, and why does he wear a tie on Fridays?

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

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

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