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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Scarpetta headed when she learns about he death of Frank Donahue?
(a) Richmond.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) New York City.
(d) Florida, to visit Lucy.

2. Where is Scarpetta called to testify about the murders?
(a) Before the new media.
(b) Before a grand jury.
(c) In front of the Supreme Court.
(d) In a special military court.

3. What is Sullivan's real name?
(a) Temple Gault.
(b) Brock Bannister.
(c) James Powers.
(d) David Barton.

4. Why does Scarpetta block the light from coming into Robyn's house?
(a) To keep from getting sunburned.
(b) To perform an experiment.
(c) To keep reporters from taking pictures.
(d) To keep others from knowing she is there.

5. How does Scarpetta answer the questions posed to her in court?
(a) Politely and quickly.
(b) Curtly.
(c) Honestly and openly.
(d) Rudely.

6. What does Scarpetta realize about Eddie Heath's killer?
(a) The killer is the same person who killed Robyn.
(b) The killer was probably a woman.
(c) The killer is a copycat.
(d) There were actually 2 or more killers.

7. With whom is Benton vacationing over the holidays?
(a) His wife.
(b) No one.
(c) His colleagues.
(d) His dog.

8. What happens to Grimes by the end of the novel?
(a) She loses all of her money.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She dies.
(d) She gets her job back.

9. Who technically owns Robyn Naismith's house?
(a) The same old lady who lives there.
(b) The city.
(c) The police department.
(d) A university.

10. How does Scarpetta first respond to the prosecutor's request to come to his office for questioning?
(a) Scarpetta declines on the advice of Grueman.
(b) Scarpetta declines against the advice of Grueman.
(c) Scarpetta accepts against the advice of Grueman.
(d) Scarpetta accepts on the advice of Grueman.

11. Why was Jennifer Deighton writing to Waddell?
(a) She was in love with him.
(b) They were penpals.
(c) They were secretly married.
(d) She was his sister.

12. What does Scarpetta realize about the way Eddie Heath's body is positioned?
(a) The body's position is a mirror image of how Robyn's body was positioned.
(b) The body has been moved.
(c) The body is positioned in the shape of a letter.
(d) The body's position shows signs of a struggle.

13. What does Scarpetta smell in Ben's office?
(a) The smell of something rotting, like a dead animal.
(b) The smell of alcohol.
(c) The smell of marijuana.
(d) A familiar cologne.

14. How does Sullivan treat the police when he calls them?
(a) With humor and grace.
(b) Kindly.
(c) Like his best friends.
(d) Rudely.

15. Where is Benton vacationing over the holidays?
(a) At a ski lodge.
(b) On a tropical island in the Bahamas.
(c) In San Diego.
(d) In New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hilton Sullivan first present himself to be?

2. What kind of character is Benton Wesley?

3. What does Benton think about Susan's changing situation right before her death?

4. Who collects the evidence needed from Robyn's house?

5. What warning does Marino give Scarpetta about the evidence against her?

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