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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what causes the stain Brennan finds in the soil?
(a) Decomposing berries.
(b) Blood.
(c) Fermented wine.
(d) Decomposing wood.

2. What does Brennan's sister want to study?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Holistic counseling.
(c) Forensics.
(d) Hot air ballooning.

3. Why does Brennan return to Charlotte in Chapter 13?
(a) There is a case connected to the one in Montreal.
(b) She is going on vacation.
(c) She works and lives there too.
(d) The divorce papers need to be finalized.

4. What occasion causes everyone to go to Hurley's in Chapter 11?
(a) A funeral wake.
(b) A wedding celebration.
(c) St. Patrick's Day.
(d) No reason needed.

5. What does Brennan find unsettling about Dr. Jeannotte?
(a) Her tightly braided hair.
(b) Her unusually pale eyes.
(c) She is unusually large.
(d) Her laugh is forced.

6. Who does Brennan travel with in Chapter 15?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Harry.
(c) Sam.
(d) Katy.

7. Why do people stay away from the swamp on Murtry Island?
(a) Alice, the crocodile, just had babies.
(b) It is used for drug trafficking.
(c) It smells like something rotting.
(d) The bugs are overwhelming.

8. Ryan comes to Brennan's office in Chapter 10, what does he do when he arrives?
(a) Flirts with Harry.
(b) Offers to buy coffee.
(c) Flirts with Brennan.
(d) Brings a new case.

9. What does Ryan ask Brennan to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Lighten up.
(b) Go get a drink.
(c) Give him her phone number.
(d) Work late.

10. What is unusual about Harry's behavior at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) She will not eat at all.
(b) She flirts with Brennan's coworkers.
(c) She acts depressed.
(d) She breaks something.

11. How many propane tanks were meant to blow up the house in Chapter 3?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Twenty.

12. What is Sam Rayburn's profession?
(a) Governor.
(b) Sailor.
(c) Coroner.
(d) Mayor.

13. Why does Brennan collect bugs while exhuming the bodies?
(a) She collects them.
(b) They help establish time of death.
(c) She knows someone who collects them.
(d) They will help identify the killer.

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

15. What is Brennan's nickname?
(a) Bren.
(b) Harry.
(c) Katy.
(d) Tempe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Brennan's sister take her first classes?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Jeannotte give Brennan?

3. What is the main subject matter of the lecture Jeannotte gives Brennan in Chapter 9?

4. What is Brennan's ex-husband's name?

5. Who is the leader of the commune found in Chapter 18?

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