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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 threaten to do if Frankie calls her again?

2. Why is Kay traveling?

3. What does Pete advise Kay to do for her safety?

4. How many milligrams of levomethorphan are enough to kill a person?

5. Who is PJ's partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kay learn that there is something on her back porch, and what is it?

2. In Chapter 10, why does Kay travel to the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and what does she learn?

3. Who molested Frankie at Valhalla, and what was done about it?

4. Where does Kay find PJ?

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

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

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

8. Why can Al never work as a psychologist?

9. Why does Al Hunt visit Kay at home, and what does he tell her?

10. In Chapter 17, how does Kay confuse and distract the courier in her home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Review the portion of the book that describes Pete's interview of Al Hunt. What does Pete get out of Al? Why is Pete so successful in pulling details from Al? Could Kay have gotten similar information from Al? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Benton Wesley profiles Beryl Madison's killer. Describe the characteristics he presents, and then compare and contrast them with what you know about Frankie Aims. Is Benton on track? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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