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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. What business was Joe McTigue in when he was alive?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Construction.
(c) Property management.
(d) Landscaping.

2. How does Ethridge know Sparacino?
(a) They served on a jury together.
(b) They were law school classmates.
(c) They belong to the same political party.
(d) They grew up in the same city.

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, in what job role does Kay Scarpetta work?
(a) Chief medical examiner of Virginia.
(b) Private investigator.
(c) Chief forensics detective.
(d) Richmond coroner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chamberlayne Gardens?

2. In what type of work is Mark James's firm involved?

3. In what role does Sparacino serve for Beryl Madison's estate?

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

5. In Chapter 5, at what time do Kay, Mark, and Sparacino finish drinking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, after dinner and drinks with Sparacino, what does Mark do back at the hotel?

4. What item is missing from Beryl's personal effects, and how does Sparacino go about getting information from Kay about it during their meeting?

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

6. Why does Mark telephone Kay, and what happens when Kay tries to find out where he is?

7. What does Kay learn from Sterling Harper?

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

9. In Chapter 2, in addition to telling Kay that he is relocating to northern Virginia, for what purpose does Mark James visit Kay?

10. Why do Kay and Pete visit Benton Wesley, and what do they gain from their meeting with him.

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