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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the murder of Carole Comptois?
(a) She was thrown in the lake.
(b) Her blood was drained through her neck.
(c) Her heart was removed.
(d) She was attacked by dogs.

2. Brennan's friend Mitch describes Dr. Jeannotte as the Professor of Religious Studies and what?
(a) A brilliant hostess.
(b) The students' best friend.
(c) An ntimidating religious leader.
(d) Professor of History.

3. Where were the bodies of the victims found in Chapter 7?
(a) Buried in a shallow grave.
(b) Behind a water heater.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) In the basement.

4. In Chapter 14, Ryan states that the phone company finally turned over the phone records for the St-Jovite case. What location was called that holds both Ryan and Brennan's interest?
(a) Beaufort, North Carolina.
(b) Montreal, Quebec.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Sugar Land, Texas.

5. Why does Ryan go to Beaufort in Chapter 14?
(a) For vacation.
(b) To seduce Brennan.
(c) To investigate the phone calls made from St-Jovite.
(d) To pick up a suspect arrested by local authorities.

6. How does Brennan know the names of the two younger victims in Chapter 7?
(a) They wore bracelets with their names on them.
(b) She knew them personally.
(c) Fingerprints matched in the database.
(d) Tags inside the clothes have names on them.

7. What is unusual about the new victims found at St-Jovite in Chapter 7?
(a) The bodies are perfectly preserved.
(b) The killers name is written on their feet.
(c) The infants had their hearts removed.
(d) The parents organs were all missing.

8. In Chapter 18, Brennan gets excited about what while speaking with Sheriff Baker?
(a) Bones.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Pictures.

9. In Chapter 4, what does Brennan learn about the body from St-Jovite?
(a) It is an old woman who had children.
(b) The person had cancer and would have died.
(c) It is an old man with arthritis.
(d) The bones belong to someone famous.

10. In Chapter 6, what does Brennan put off doing?
(a) Submitting her report on Sister Elisabeth Nicolet.
(b) Submitting her report on the Pelletier baby.
(c) Packing for her trip home.
(d) Calling her sister.

11. Where do Brennan, Ryan, and Baker go in Chapter 18?
(a) St-Jovite.
(b) Murtry Island.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Saint Helena Island.

12. What is Brennan's ex-husband's name?
(a) Pete.
(b) Howie.
(c) Bird.
(d) Brian.

13. What two languages are spoken throughout the novel?
(a) Spanish and English.
(b) Italian and English.
(c) French and English.
(d) French and Spanish.

14. How old were the infants in Chapter 7?
(a) Eleven months old.
(b) Newborn.
(c) Two months old.
(d) Four months old.

15. Why do the police not help Sister Julienne's sister?
(a) It is policy to wait 48 hours.
(b) They do not believe her story.
(c) They know something she does not and cannot reveal their sources.
(d) She has not contacted them yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who talks Brennan into helping Ryan?

2. What is Brennan's daughter's name?

3. Why are people not allowed on Murtry Island without Sam's approval?

4. Why are the detectives having difficulty finding out who lived in the house that burned down?

5. Why does Brennan collect bugs while exhuming the bodies?

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