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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Lucy fly up to see Scarpetta?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

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

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

4. What is Lucy's area of expertise?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Computers.
(c) Math.
(d) Chemistry.

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

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

7. For whom was the suspicious message on Scarpetta's computer written?
(a) Susan.
(b) Marino.
(c) Stevens.
(d) Lucy.

8. What request is in the envelope that is found with Waddell?
(a) To bury the envelope with Waddell.
(b) To send it to Waddell's mother.
(c) For Scarpetta to open the envelope privately.
(d) To send it to Waddell's girlfriend.

9. What does Grueman question about Scarpetta's autopsy of Waddell?
(a) What caused the abrasions on Waddell's arms.
(b) If she stole the letter he wanted buried with him.
(c) Whether or not she used clean gloves.
(d) If she really did all the tests she claims she did.

10. How old is Eddie Health?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

11. What does Lucy need to get into Scarpetta's database?
(a) Her name and password.
(b) An actual key.
(c) A special microchip.
(d) A fingerprint sample.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta find on her computer after Susan has gone there to lie down?

2. Who is the Christmas dinner guest of Lucy and Scarpetta?

3. What first signals to Scarpetta that Jennifer's death may not be what it seems?

4. How old is Susan Story?

5. Where is Ronnie Joe Waddell executed?

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