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Degree of Guilt Trivia Quiz

When rereading Richard North Patterson's "Degree of Guilt" I thought I would try a quiz on it and found none - so here is my first quiz for other Richard North Patterson fans.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarenna. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sarenna

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,219

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
162

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Mary Carelli and Christopher Paget first entered the public eye some years before the time of this novel. What famous trials were they involved in? Hint

Jack Woods

Rudlin

Frank

Lasko

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mary Carelli had killed a famous author, Mark Ransom. Ransom was obsessed with a particular woman who had committed suicide - who was she? Hint

Laura Chase

Rosa Peralta

Lindsay Caldwell

Marnie Rappaport

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Question 3 of 10

3. The novel revolves around a number of tapes involving a psychiatrist and his patients. Who sold the tapes to Mark Ransom? Hint

Olga Steinhardt

Jeanne-Marc Steinhardt

Lisa Steinhardt

Elizabeth Steinhardt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which politician was the centre of the Laura Chase tapes? Hint

James Colt

Robert Colt

Edward Colt

John Colt

5. Terri Peralta is Christopher's associate and plays an important role performing interviews with witnesses. During her time working on the trial she also had problems at home; what was the business her husband was "working" on? Hint

Lawyers Online

LawOnline

Legal Searches

Lawsearch

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the central points of the book is the previous relationship between Mary and Christopher, and their son Carlo. Who was Christoper married to when he convinced Mary to give custody of their son to him? Hint

Andrea

Rachel

Anna

Suzanna

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mary's defence depended a great deal on the character of the victim, Mark Ransom; she needed to prove that he was violent and hated women along with an obsession with Laura Chase. Who did Mark Ransom violently rape in the past? Hint

Melissa Rappaport

Marnie Sharpe

Lindsay Caldwell

Marcy Linton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the rebuttal witness for the prosecution? Hint

Dr Adam Tench

Dr Ralph Perch

Dr William Carp

Dr George Bass

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Mary do to the tapes that were in the hotel room? Hint

Hid them in the room

Flushed them down the toilet

Put them in the mail

Burnt them

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to the two tapes at the end of the book? Hint

Terri destroyed them

Chris burnt them alone

They were handed over to Caroline Masters

Chris and Carlo burnt them together

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mary Carelli and Christopher Paget first entered the public eye some years before the time of this novel. What famous trials were they involved in?

Answer: Lasko

The Lasko trials are mentioned throughout the book. Jack Woods was also part of the Lasko trials as a corrupt official and Mary's boss.

2. Mary Carelli had killed a famous author, Mark Ransom. Ransom was obsessed with a particular woman who had committed suicide - who was she?

Answer: Laura Chase

Laura Chase - her tapes and her suicide are the centre of the book. Lindsay Caldwell had some involvement with Laura Chase, Rosa Peralta is Teri's mother and Marnie Rappaport is a mix up of names of some of the other female characters.

3. The novel revolves around a number of tapes involving a psychiatrist and his patients. Who sold the tapes to Mark Ransom?

Answer: Jeanne-Marc Steinhardt

The tapes were sold by Dr Steinhardt's daughter - Jeanne-Marc. She explained to Terri that she had a French mother, hence her name.

4. Which politician was the centre of the Laura Chase tapes?

Answer: James Colt

Two politicians named Colt are mentioned in the book. James Colt died and is the one at the centre of the controversy with the tapes, however James Colt junior is considering running for governor, making the tapes a real hot potato.

Answer: Lawsearch

Richie was working from home but could not spend time caring for his daughter Elena. He was also unhappy that during the trial Terri was spending so much time away from home performing interviews with witnesses.

Answer: Andrea

Christopher was married at the time to the lead ballerina Andrea, however Andrea was also very needy and bringing Carlo into their life together didn't work. The marriage ended in divorce.

Answer: Marcy Linton

Melissa Rappaport was Ransom's ex wife and consented to feign rape. Lindsay Caldwell was due to meet Ransom the day after Mary did and felt certain that he was trying to blackmail her for sex. Marnie Sharpe was the prosecutor in the case against Mary.

8. Who was the rebuttal witness for the prosecution?

Answer: Dr George Bass

Dr Bass was a psychiatrist who had been treating Mark Ransom previously for impotence (after the rape of Marcey Linton).

9. What did Mary do to the tapes that were in the hotel room?

Answer: Put them in the mail

Mary put them in the mail slot outside her hotel room in an envelope with no postage or address. Terri worked this out and found them in the Dead Letter Branch of the mail service.

10. What happened to the two tapes at the end of the book?

Answer: Chris and Carlo burnt them together

Chris was about to burn the tapes alone when Carlo came home early. They sat together and burnt the tapes, with Carlo never knowing their content.

Source: Author Sarenna

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