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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Scarpetta instruct to take Waddell's fingerprints?
(a) No one.
(b) Susan.
(c) Benton.
(d) Pete.

3. Who wrote "Cruel and Unusual"?
(a) J. K. Rowling.
(b) Patricia Cornwell.
(c) Patricia Higginson.
(d) Anonymous.

4. Who is Mark James?
(a) Scarpetta's dead ex-husband.
(b) Scarpetta's dead boyfriend.
(c) Scarpetta's dead brother.
(d) Scarpetta's dead father.

5. Who is Lucy?
(a) Scarpetta's best friend.
(b) Scarpetta's sister.
(c) Scarpetta's niece.
(d) Scarpetta's daughter.

6. Why must Susan lie down during Eddie Health's autopsy?
(a) Because the formaldehyde is not good for pregnant women.
(b) Because she cannot see now that her glasses are broken.
(c) Because she has compromised the security of the lab by breaking Scarpetta's computer.
(d) Because she is of no use with her broken wrist.

7. What ends Scarpetta's visit to Susan's house?
(a) Scarpetta is called to another crime scene.
(b) The arrival of Susan's husband.
(c) A burglar coming in.
(d) Scarpetta's alarm clock.

8. "Cruel and Unusual" is which number in the Scarpetta series?
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

9. Who is Dr. Kay Scarpetta?
(a) A microbiologist .
(b) The medical examiner.
(c) Just a regular doctor.
(d) A nurse with a PhD.

10. What neighborhood do Marino and Scarpetta go and visit after they see where Waddell was visited?
(a) Marino's neighborhood.
(b) Scarpetta's neighborhood.
(c) The neighborhood where Eddie Health lived.
(d) Downtown for dinner.

11. What does Scarpetta find on her computer after Susan has gone there to lie down?
(a) A file she did not create.
(b) A resignation letter.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Incriminating pictures.

12. Who does Scarpetta realize has been the only person, other than herself, alone in her office?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Susan.
(c) Her secretary.
(d) Marino.

13. Where does Scarpetta find an envelope on Waddell's body?
(a) Taped to his arm.
(b) In his back pocket.
(c) Hidden on the bottom of his foot.
(d) Taped to his leg.

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

15. Who tells Scarpetta that the police were able to lift several fingerprints from the scene where Jennifer's body was found?
(a) Powers.
(b) No one.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Marino.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the holiday party being held that Scarpetta attends?

2. Who solved the case that sent Waddell to prison?

3. What does Scarpetta let Lucy borrow while she is staying with her?

4. What has Scarpetta bought Susan as a Christmas gift?

5. On what day does Lucy fly up to see Scarpetta?

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