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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucy think someone was trying to do on Scarpetta's computer?
(a) Send a message.
(b) Plant evidence.
(c) Build a bomb.
(d) Leave a virus.

2. Who informs Susan's family that she has been murdered?
(a) Lucy and Marino.
(b) Marino and Scarpetta.
(c) Lucy and Scarpetta.
(d) Officer James Powers.

3. What does Scarpetta conclude after examining the electric chair at the prison?
(a) It was the source of the marks on Waddell's arms.
(b) It was not the source of the marks on Waddell's arms.
(c) Someone has set it up to explode next time it is used.
(d) It was malfunctioning.

4. Where is the holiday party being held that Scarpetta attends?
(a) In her neighborhood.
(b) In the mayor's office.
(c) In Washington, D.C.
(d) In her own home.

5. Whose office is Scarpetta in when she finally figures out to whom the secret file was sent?
(a) The mayor's.
(b) Marino's.
(c) The administrator's.
(d) Her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suggests that Waddell hasn't eaten in a few days?

2. What does Marino give Scarpetta for Christmas?

3. What ends Scarpetta's visit to Susan's house?

4. What does Benton tell Scarpetta about the murders of Susan and the warden?

5. What does Scarpetta do to keep herself calm when she is under suspicion?

(see the answer key)

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