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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) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. What has Lucy done to Scarpetta's office without asking while Scarpetta is at work?
(a) Redecorated it.
(b) Rearranged it.
(c) Totally messed it up.
(d) Cleaned it.

3. What is Susan Story's job?
(a) She is Scarpetta's supervisor.
(b) She is Scarpetta's niece.
(c) She is Scarpetta's boss.
(d) She is the morgue supervisor.

4. How old is Susan Story?
(a) 67.
(b) In her teens.
(c) 75.
(d) She is, perhaps, in her 20s or 30s.

5. What is Scarpetta's opinion of Heath's killer?
(a) He is not from America.
(b) He is very careless.
(c) He is intelligent.
(d) He is quite dumb.

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

7. What has Scarpetta bought Susan as a Christmas gift?
(a) A leather jacket.
(b) A sweater from Belize.
(c) A new car.
(d) A scarf.

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

9. What is the official ruling on how Jennifer died?
(a) Accidental drowning.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Strangulation.
(d) Suicide.

10. What unusual item is found in the residue on Eddie Heath's wrists?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) A bandaid.
(c) Feathers.
(d) A rubber band.

11. Whose fingerprint has been found in the dining room of Jennifer Deighton's house?
(a) Scarpetta's.
(b) Marino's.
(c) Ronnie Joe Waddell's.
(d) Lucy's.

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

13. For what holiday does Scarpetta invite Lucy up to stay with her?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Purim.
(c) Easter.
(d) New Year's.

14. Where has Susan Stone been murdered?
(a) In the park.
(b) In her car.
(c) In her home.
(d) In her office.

15. How is Susan Stone killed?
(a) She is drowned.
(b) She is poisoned.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She is strangled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan tell others she was going to before she was murdered?

2. What does Marino give Scarpetta for Christmas?

3. What does Susan break during Eddie Heath's autopsy?

4. What information is Mrs. Clary able to give Scarpetta about Jennifer's death?

5. Where was Eddie Heath's body found?

(see the answer keys)

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