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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wesley Benton ask Scarpetta to do with the results of the autopsy?
(a) To change the cause of death for Deborah Harvey.
(b) To withold the autopsy results.
(c) To release the autopsy results immediately.
(d) To be sure the autopsy results were not seen by the CIA.

2. What personal item of one of the missing teens was found at the crime scene?
(a) A red purse.
(b) A black wallet.
(c) A purple scarf.
(d) A blue backpack.

3. What is the main character's occupation?
(a) Search and rescue team leader.
(b) Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) Chief medical examiner for the state of Virginia.
(d) Homicide detective on the Richmond police force.

4. How did the mother of one of the missing teens describe her teenager?
(a) Very private.
(b) Very undisciplined.
(c) Very lazy.
(d) Very messy.

5. Who are the two investigators Scarpetta lunches with to discuss the missing teens case?
(a) Abby Turnbull and Benton Wesley.
(b) Benton Wesley and Pete Marino.
(c) Pete Marino and Bob Harvey.
(d) Bob Harvey and Dave Cheney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scarpetta learns the missing teens were varsity athletes in what sports?

2. What is the name of Scarpetta's sometime lover?

3. When Scarpetta is paged, what does she learn?

4. What does Scarpetta learn about Abby Turnbull?

5. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta about her situation?

(see the answer key)

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