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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 does Scarpetta search Susan's office for after Susan's death?
2. What is Jennifer's ex-husband's name?
3. What happens to Grimes by the end of the novel?
4. Who does Benton recommend for Scarpetta to hire as a lawyer?
5. How does Ben respond to Scarpetta's numerous accusations?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Scarpetta learn about the bullets used in both Eddie Heath's and Susan's cases?
2. Over dinner at the ski lodge, what do Benton and Scarpetta decide is an unlikely hypothesis of Waddell?
3. What does Susan's husband tell the newspapers about Scarpetta?
4. What act of kindness does Charlie Hale do for Scarpetta?
5. What question does Grueman have about Scarpetta's finances?
6. Why does Scarpetta request that Benton put an article in the paper about the theft of jackets?
7. How does Scarpetta know that the killer only had access to crime scene pictures, not the crime scene itself, of Robyn's murder?
8. What causes Benton and Scarpetta to wonder if Eddie Heath's and Robyn's murders are related?
9. How does Scarpetta explain away the incriminating evidence found in Susan's home?
10. What does the bird expert say about the feathers found at every crime scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the information about Scarpetta's relationship with Mark contribute to her character? Provide at least 3 specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
What clues does Cornwell give the reader that demonstrates Scarpetta's innocence throughout "Cruel and Unusual"? What does Cornwell do to make that evidence seem believable to the reader in the face of other incriminating evidence?
Essay Topic 3
Describe at least 4 ways that the novel is changed ,either positively or negatively, by having detailed cooking scenes with Scarpetta. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
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