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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Benton Wesley?
(a) Scarpetta's ex-husband.
(b) A good friend of Officer James Powers.
(c) An FBI agent.
(d) Lucy's father.

2. Who did Waddell want to attend his execution?
(a) The president.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Governor Norring.
(d) Scarpetta.

3. What is Scarpetta looking for in Robyn Naismith's house?
(a) Waddell's fingerprints.
(b) Eddie Heath's fingerprints.
(c) Robyn's fingerprints.
(d) Lucy's fingerprints.

4. What chemical does Scarpetta use to look for evidence in the dark?
(a) Clorox.
(b) Luminol.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Dioxide.

5. Scarpetta consults a bird expert who works for ______________.
(a) The FBI.
(b) The library in town.
(c) A local university.
(d) The museum of natural history.

6. What does Marino want Scarpetta to prove to him?
(a) That she hasn't cheated on him.
(b) That Lucy is not his daughter.
(c) That she bought the scarf for Susan.
(d) That she truly loves him and not Benton.

7. According to the bird expert, what are the mysterious feathers?
(a) Peacock feathers.
(b) Elder down.
(c) Penguin feathers.
(d) Flamingo feathers.

8. What was found on the envelope in Susan's home?
(a) Lucy's fingerprints.
(b) A secret message.
(c) Gun powder residue.
(d) Scarpetta's fingerprints.

9. Why does Robyn's ex-husband keep calling Scarpetta?
(a) Robyn's ex-husband is angry that no one has solved her murder.
(b) Robyn's ex-husband has information that may help the case.
(c) Robyn's ex-husband knows about her past.
(d) Robyn was never married.

10. Who requests to see Scarpetta's guns?
(a) Officer James Powers.
(b) Marino.
(c) Benton.
(d) Lucy.

11. What warning does Marino give Scarpetta about the evidence against her?
(a) It is circumstantial, but compelling.
(b) It is solid as a rock.
(c) No evidence exists.
(d) It is very, very flimsy.

12. Who does Scarpetta actually hire as a lawyer?
(a) Marino.
(b) Benton's brother.
(c) The attorney general.
(d) Grueman.

13. Why do Scarpetta's guns need to be examined?
(a) To see if they have been fired lately.
(b) To see if one is the murder weapon.
(c) To see if they have been stolen.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

14. What is Grueman's demeanor during his meeting with Scarpetta after she met with the bird expert?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Polite.
(c) Downright mean.
(d) Rude.

15. Who catches Scarpetta in Ben's office?
(a) Ben.
(b) Grueman.
(c) Marino.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who technically owns Robyn Naismith's house?

2. Why does Hilton Sullivan call the police?

3. Why does the governor request to meet with Scarpetta?

4. What does Scarpetta realize about the way Eddie Heath's body is positioned?

5. What happens to Waddell's body after the autopsy is performed?

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