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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Waddell's file not deleted as it should have been after his execution?
(a) No one knows.
(b) The governor intervened.
(c) A power outage occurred.
(d) Scarpetta would not give permission.

2. Who tells Scarpetta that Susan has gone home sick?
(a) Ben Stevens.
(b) Lucy.
(c) James Powers.
(d) Pete Marino.

3. On what condition will Jennifer's husband speak to Scarpetta?
(a) They meet in a very public place.
(b) He is able to record the meeting.
(c) He doesn't ask for any conditions.
(d) They meet in person.

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

5. What does Lucy discover about Waddell's fingerprints?
(a) They somehow match Scarpetta's.
(b) Someone changed them.
(c) They were never taken.
(d) They somehow match her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who requests to see Scarpetta's guns?

2. What happens to Grimes by the end of the novel?

3. Why does no one know for sure what was stolen from Robyn Naismith's home?

4. Who is Dr. Kay Scarpetta?

5. In Scarpetta's thinking, what is the only thing of interest on her computer that would give someone a reason to break into it?

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