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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Scarpetta say about the skulls of Deborah and Fred?

2. Who directed Deborah and Fred to the rest area where their car was later found?

3. Why does Scarpetta take the bones of Fred and Deborah to Washington, DC?

4. Who does Scarpetta meet at the Globe and Laurel?

5. What does Jay Morrell confess to Marino?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ozimek describe her impressions of Marino's wife?

2. How does Ozimek explain what she does?

3. Describe how Pat Harvey might be feeling when she first arrives at the rest stop where her daughter's abandoned Jeep has been found.

4. What prompts Pat Harvey to call in a psychic, Hilda Ozimek?

5. In Chapter 2, why does Pat Harvey question Scarpetta about the murder of the other couples?

6. As Chapter 1 opens, what is Scarpetta's perspective on working with other police agencies involved in VICAP?

7. Why was Pat Harvey professionally interested in the Couple Killings long before her daughter was murdered?

8. Why does Scarpetta dread having lunch with Pat Harvey?

9. In what condition does Scarpetta find Abby Turnbull when she goes to her apartment?

10. What information is Scarpetta after when she meets Wesley for lunch in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of trust runs through the book. Select two relationships below and describe how the element of trust influenced the nature of the relationship and the decisions of the individuals within that relationship.

1) Abby Turnbull and Kay Scarpetta

2) Kay Scarpetta and Benton Wesley

3) Abby Turnbull and Clifford Ring

4) Kay Scarpetta and Mark James

5) Kay Scarpetta and Pat Harvey

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the similarities and differences between Pat Harvey and Kay Scarpetta in terms of their careers, the choices in their personal lives, and their style of dealing with others. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In many ways, it makes sense that an FBI profiler would seek out the expertise of a psychic. Compare and contrast how the work of Benton Wesley and Hilda Ozimek. Whose work do you think is more important to the solving of The Couple Killings and why? Support your conclusion with examples from the book.

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