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

2. Who calls Pete after hours to bully him about Beryl's papers?
(a) Mark James.
(b) Sparacino.
(c) Cary Harper.
(d) Dr. Fielding.

3. What does Kay do with the picture over the fireplace?
(a) She takes it down and notes the framer's address.
(b) She burns it.
(c) She studies it for a long time.
(d) She removes it and throws it away.

4. To whom does Beryl write two personal letters?
(a) M.
(b) B.
(c) W.
(d) R.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kay discover in her OCME office?

2. Where in Cutler Grove is there an oil portrait of a young girl?

3. At what venue is the annual DAR event where Beryl is charming and meets Mrs. J. R. McTigue?

4. What does preliminary analysis suggest could be the source of the melted plastic in the fireplace?

5. In Chapter 7, where is Cary Harper murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Al know Beryl Madison, and what does he discover about her car?

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

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

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

6. Sterling tells Kay that although Cary loves Beryl, she has let him down. What is his reaction?

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. Why does Beryl speak at the meeting as a favor?

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

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