View a FREE sample

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 admit to Dr. Spiro Fortosis in chapter twelve?

2. What does Lucy say about Scarpetta having a gun?

3. How did the killer get up to Henna's window?

4. What does Abby say when she learns that it may have been her article that the person got the tan belt piece of information from?

5. What does Abby say Henna's plans had been for Saturday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta and Lucy decide to do in the end of chapter sixteen?

2. Describe the phone conversation that takes place between Scarpetta and Abby Turnbull in the end of chapter fourteen.

3. In chapter eleven what does Abby recall about telling her sister to be careful?

4. What does Lucy think about in regards to Lucy's IQ in chapter fourteen?

5. What is Scarpetta told when her mother calls in chapter nine?

6. In the end of chapter fifteen what is Scarpetta dreaming about?

7. Describe the phone conversation that occurs with Cecile's family in chapter fourteen.

8. What does Scarpetta and Boltz discuss over dinner in chapter ten?

9. What do Lucy and Scarpetta talk about at the kitchen table in chapter nine?

10. Describe what happens while Scarpetta is listening to the 911 tapes that Marino let her take home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Compare Scarpetta and Marino. What do these characters have in common? What is different about them?

Part 2) How does Scarpetta feel about Marino at the end of the book compared to the beginning.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Scarpetta continually compares herself to Lucy when she was younger. What is the purpose of this comparison?

Part 2) Speculate on the reasons that Scarpetta wants to go and see her sister when she takes Lucy home?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) What did the borax represent in the story?

Part 2) The gun was viewed different for Scarpetta compared to Lucy. Explain why these two characters seemed to view the gun so differently.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,076 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample