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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Scarpetta notice both Fred and Deborah were missing?
(a) All of their clothing.
(b) All of their teeth.
(c) Shoes and socks.
(d) Their wallets.

2. Who directed Deborah and Fred to the rest area where their car was later found?
(a) Deborah's mother.
(b) A gas station attendant.
(c) Fred's mother.
(d) A convenience store clerk.

3. When Pat Harvey shows Hilda a picture of Deborah, what does Hilda immediately know?
(a) Deborah and Fred had a fight.
(b) Deborah was angry at her mother.
(c) Deborah is dead.
(d) Deborah was in a motel.

4. Who does Scarpetta meet at the Globe and Laurel?
(a) Publisher of the Washington Post.
(b) Clifford Ring.
(c) Chief of the FBI Homicide Investigations Unit.
(d) Benton Wesley.

5. What does Pete Marino think about Scarpetta's friend, Abby Turnbull?
(a) He doesn't like or trust her.
(b) He thinks she's an ace reporter.
(c) He thinks she's working for the CIA.
(d) He thinks she's an FBI informant.

6. What does Pat Harvey threaten to do if Scarpetta doesn't give her what she asked for?
(a) Get a court order.
(b) Get Scarpetta's medical license revoked.
(c) File an official complaint with the Virginia Medical Board.
(d) Get Scarpetta fired.

7. What is the special name the media has for a series of unsolved murders?
(a) The Teen Mystery Murders.
(b) The Couple Killings.
(c) The Mystery Slayings.
(d) The Romance Murders.

8. Who does Scarpetta call after returning home from Washington, DC?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Pat Harvey.
(c) Benton Wesley.
(d) Mark James.

9. What does Scarpetta learn about Abby Turnbull?
(a) She's gone to Europe.
(b) She's teaching.
(c) She's writing a book.
(d) She's having a baby.

10. What key piece of evidence does Scarpetta learn was found at the murder site?
(a) A jack of hearts was found near Fred Cheney.
(b) A jack of hearts was found in Deborah's purse.
(c) A jack of hearts was found in Deborah's pants pocket.
(d) An ace of spades was found in Deborah's purse.

11. Who is sitting with Pat Harvey at the press conference?
(a) Pat Harvey's husband.
(b) Bruce Cheney.
(c) The president.
(d) Scarpetta.

12. In Chapter 1, all the bodies in a series of unsolved murders were found within a 50-mile radius of which location?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Blacksburg.
(d) Williamsburg.

13. What does Abby Turnbull tell Scarpetta about her situation?
(a) She doesn't know anything about the missing teens.
(b) She deserves a pay raise for her work.
(c) She's being followed.
(d) She should take a vacation.

14. Why does Marino think Deborah and Fred walked slowly into the woods?
(a) They were shackled at the ankles.
(b) They had hoods over their heads.
(c) They were barefoot.
(d) They were bound side-by-side.

15. What was found in the other abandoned cars, but missing from Deborah's Jeep?
(a) One red rose.
(b) White cotton fibers.
(c) One white glove.
(d) One white rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hilda tell Scarpetta she can see around people?

2. What do Scarpetta and Marino take with them on a field investigation?

3. What object does Scarpetta learn was left in the abandoned cars of the other murdered teen couples?

4. Why do Scarpetta and Marino fly to South Carolina?

5. Who gave Pat Harvey the tip about the possible drug activities of certain charities?

(see the answer keys)

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