View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who solved the case that sent Waddell to prison?
(a) Marino.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Wellesly.
(d) Scarpetta.

2. After seeing Eddie Health, what kind of research on the computer does Scarpetta order?
(a) Cases of excised skin.
(b) Cases of excised skin and cases that include bite marks.
(c) Cases that include bite marks.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

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

4. What does Susan break during Eddie Heath's autopsy?
(a) Scarpetta's computer.
(b) Her wrist.
(c) Glass jars of formaldehyde.
(d) Her glasses.

5. What does Scarpetta think of the lack of abrasions on Heath's wrists?
(a) He was definitely not killed by Waddell.
(b) The tape was very loose.
(c) He was bound after he was shot.
(d) Someone other than the killer put tape on his wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Susan Story's job?

2. What reason is Scarpetta given for the unusual appearance of Waddell's body?

3. When the novel first opens, who is Scarpetta waiting for in the morgue?

4. Why must Susan lie down during Eddie Health's autopsy?

5. What does Grueman question about Scarpetta's autopsy of Waddell?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample