The Body in the Woods: Chapters 1-15

What is a hasty search?

• a quick search that stuck to the most obvious trails and routes

• a quick search of the person's last known spot

• a thorough search of the area around the person's home

• a thorough search of the land where the person disappeared where the responders kneel and look for clues

What was Alexis' motivation for joining the SAR?

• Her mom made her be in it.

• It was her way to meet friends.

• It was her way to get into college.

• Her boyfriend was in the SAR group.

How does Ruby know the girl had been strangled?

• Ruby found a rope near the victim that had been used to strangle her.

• The girl wasn't strangled; she was shot.

• Ruby saw it happen.

• Ruby saw a red ring around the girl's throat.

How does Nick know the murder victim didn't go to Wilson High School?

• He has a friend who goes to that school and has seen pictures of the girls.

• He notices all girls and would have seen her.

• He saw her sweatshirt had Lincoln High School on it.

• He knows her from church.

Why doesn't Jon want the 3 main characters to talk about what they saw as they are walking back to the parking lot?

• Talking about the crime can make it hard to forget about it.

• Talking could make them change their memories of what happened.

• Talking could be sharing evidence and one of them could be guilty.

• Talking could make them say something the killer could overhear.

In Chapter 10, Ruby talks about the Locard exchange principle. What is it?

• It is when there is contact between two items, there will always be an exchange.

• It is when someone discovers a dead person, they will always have dreams about them.

• It is when the criminal always leaves his or her name on the victim somewhere.

• It is when the victim releases oxygen after their death.

Why did the detective need to take an impression of BOTH of Alexis' shoes since she was wearing a matching pair?

• The detective thought Alexis seemed guilty.

• The detective wanted to see if her shoe print matched the one Ruby found.

• The detective wanted to make Alexis get out of the SAR program.

• The detective knew that shoe prints are like a fingerprint because each wears differently.

All of the following are reasons Ruby's parents wanted her to be involved in the SAR...except:

• They wanted her to be out in nature.

• They wanted her to make friends.

• They wanted her to have a healthy outlet for her obsessions.

• They wanted her to solve murder crimes.

Why did Ruby think the girl who died in the article was in her teens?

• Ruby knew the girl from school.

• Ruby saw markings on the girl's body that looked like gang symbols.

• Ruby saw a picture of her and could tell.

• Ruby knew her the victim's sweatshirt was only worn by teens.

At the end of Chapter 15, Nick spies something on the ground where the girl's body was found.

• True

• False