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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose name does Scarpetta willingly remove as a witness to Eddie Heath's autopsy?
(a) Susan's.
(b) Marino's.
(c) James's.
(d) Pete's.

2. How old is Susan Story?
(a) 75.
(b) She is, perhaps, in her 20s or 30s.
(c) In her teens.
(d) 67.

3. What suggests that Waddell hasn't eaten in a few days?
(a) His hair is falling out.
(b) His skin is unusually dry.
(c) His skin is unusually moist.
(d) His tubular stomach.

4. What is the name of the guard who searches Scarpetta when she goes to see where Waddell was executed?
(a) Anna Marie.
(b) Amy.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Helen.

5. When the novel first opens, who is Scarpetta waiting for in the morgue?
(a) Pete Marino.
(b) Her assistant, Susan.
(c) Ronnie Joe Waddell.
(d) Television reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Waddell's body have strange abrasions?

2. Who does Scarpetta meet at the hospital to examine Eddie Heath?

3. Who tells Scarpetta that Waddell's execution is taking place as planned?

4. Where is Ronnie Joe Waddell executed?

5. "Cruel and Unusual" is which number in the Scarpetta series?

(see the answer key)

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