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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 Kay learn about Sterling from Dr. Ismail?

2. Beyond having chronic myelocytic leukemia, what does Sterling have in her bloodstream?

3. What happens to Frankie's mother?

4. In Chapter 11, who is Al Hunt's psychiatrist?

5. Who is the M to whom the two letters are written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens over coffee at Kay's house?

2. In Chapter 15, why does Kay suddenly decide to go to Key West?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Kay learn about Al Hunt from Dr. Masterson at Valhalla?

4. Why is Jim Barnes fired, and what happens to him?

5. Why does Beryl Madison take up writing?

6. Why did Sterling stay in the Harbor Court Hotel during her visits to Johns Hopkins?

7. In Chapter 11, why do Pete and Kay travel to Baltimore by train?

8. What does Kay learn about Joseph McTigue when she makes a second visit to Mrs. McTigue?

9. What does Dr. Ismail reveal to Kay and Pete about Sterling?

10. Who is Al's friend at Valhalla, and what is characteristic about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Body of Evidence," we learn much about Kay Scarpetta and Beryl Madison. Beryl's life takes her down a path that ends in her murder; Kay becomes a physician, attorney, and chief medical examiner. What differences are there in their upbringings and experiences that results in Kay's success -- and Beryl's demise?

Essay Topic 2

After the meeting with Sparacino and Mark, Mark abruptly puts Kay in a cab and sends her home. How does Kay feel, and what does she do to try to learn more about the situation? What reasons do you think Mark has for doing this? Is this consistent with the behavior Kay saw the previous night with Mark? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Kay ends up receiving roses from Mark James, and he tells her that he loves her. What do Kay and Mark James have in common that brings them back together? In what ways are they completely opposite? Describe the high points in their relationship. Do you think they would have come together had their work not taken them down similar paths? Why or why not?

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