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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what source do the white ashes in the fireplace come?
(a) Carbon paper.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) 20-pound rag paper.
(d) 60-pound rag paper.

2. In what month does Beryl speak at the DAR meeting?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

3. What leverage does Sparacino use to try to intimidate Kay into cooperating with him?
(a) A subpoena from the Virginia Supreme Court to appear on charges of theft.
(b) A lawsuit claiming someone in her office stole from bodies.
(c) A sanction from the American Medical Association for malfeasance.
(d) Photocopies of articles containing accusations of theft from a body by her office.

4. What is Mrs. McTigue's impression of Cary Harper?
(a) He is insecure.
(b) He is balding.
(c) He cuts an impressive figure.
(d) He is unimpressive.

5. In Chapter 1, in what job role does Kay Scarpetta work?
(a) Private investigator.
(b) Chief medical examiner of Virginia.
(c) Richmond coroner.
(d) Chief forensics detective.

6. How did these fibers become attached to Beryl?
(a) From the taxi home from the airport.
(b) From a passive transfer from the assailant to Beryl.
(c) From the airplane from Florida to Richmond.
(d) From Beryl's living room sofa.

7. What does the newspaper headline say about Kay?
(a) She is a witness to a murder.
(b) She loses a manuscript.
(c) She finds a manuscript.
(d) She destroys a manuscript.

8. What has Pete figured out about Kay's trip?
(a) She canceled her air reservation to New York City.
(b) She went to Washington, D.C., to do research.
(c) She went to visit Sparacino in New York City.
(d) She went to Chicago to visit Mark James.

9. Who is the only person who can discuss the details of Beryl's case with Sparacino?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Mark James.
(c) Kay Scarpetta.
(d) Joni Hamm.

10. What extra work does Beryl ask Hunt to do?
(a) Shampoo her car's interior carpets.
(b) Clean her car's windows.
(c) Remove spilled orange juice from her trunk.
(d) Clean her car's upholstery.

11. What does Mark do after he and Kay leave Sparacino's office?
(a) He puts her into a cab headed to the airport, without lunch.
(b) He suggests they meet later in the day.
(c) He leaves New York City.
(d) He buys her lunch.

12. What does Pete discover when he reviews Beryl's floppy disks?
(a) Nothing. He finds no memoirs or letters.
(b) He finds a letter from Cary.
(c) He finds a letter from Beryl.
(d) He finds several chapters of Beryl's latest Civil War book.

13. In what condition is the manuscript found in Beryl's bedroom?
(a) Bloodstained.
(b) Finished.
(c) Only partially complete.
(d) Ripped.

14. In Chapter 6, what does the Chicago medical examiner know about Mark James?
(a) He had lunch with Mark James yesterday.
(b) He thinks Mark James is an attorney.
(c) He knows nothing about Mark James.
(d) He thinks Mark James lives in Chicago.

15. In Chapter 3, where does Kay Scarpetta go to learn more about Beryl's writing?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The police station.
(c) The library.
(d) The CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fibers have a distinctive shape and an unusual color?

2. What does Kay do with the picture over the fireplace?

3. Who is Kay's contact from the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter?

4. In what role does Sparacino serve for Beryl Madison's estate?

5. What does Hunt point out about Beryl's car door?

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