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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Benton vacationing over the holidays?
(a) His wife.
(b) His colleagues.
(c) His dog.
(d) No one.

2. How does Nicholas Grueman usually make Scarpetta feel?
(a) Like she is young and beautiful again.
(b) Like she is drunk.
(c) Like she is back in law school.
(d) Like she is the smartest person in the room.

3. What does Benton think about Susan's changing situation right before her death?
(a) Susan won the lottery.
(b) Someone was paying Susan to betray Scarpetta.
(c) Susan received a large inheritance.
(d) Susan was working on a second job.

4. Where does Lucy live?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) Canada.
(d) California.

5. What does Marino give Scarpetta for Christmas?
(a) A new gun holster.
(b) He takes Lucy shooting.
(c) A phone for her car.
(d) A police radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual item is found in the residue on Eddie Heath's wrists?

2. Why are most employees unable to come to the morgue the day after Jennifer's body was found?

3. What first signals to Scarpetta that Jennifer's death may not be what it seems?

4. What was Jennifer's relationship like with her ex-husband?

5. What does Scarpetta arrange for Lucy to do during Lucy's visit with Benton?

(see the answer key)

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