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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Benton tell Scarpetta about the murders of Susan and the warden?
(a) Susan and the warden were trying to call Scarpetta before they died.
(b) Susan and the warden were killed with the same weapon.
(c) Scarpetta was videotaped at both scenes.
(d) The murders happened at exactly the same time.

3. Initially, how does Scarpetta respond to the request to look at her records?
(a) She refuses to give them over.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) She wants to contact a lawyer first.
(d) She gets angry.

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

5. What kind of character is Benton Wesley?
(a) Calm and reasonable.
(b) A genius, but also a little batty.
(c) Old and wise.
(d) Wild and crazy.

6. What job offer does Benton make to Scarpetta by the end of the novel?
(a) To become his assistant.
(b) To join his Behavioral Science Unit team.
(c) To become a professor at Georgetown University.
(d) To become the new director of the National Health Administration.

7. Who collects the evidence needed from Robyn's house?
(a) Scarpetta.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Benton.
(d) Vander.

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

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

10. What happens to Scarpetta after she appears in court?
(a) She is found not guilty.
(b) She is indicted.
(c) She is found guilty.
(d) She is not indicted.

11. On what condition will Jennifer's husband speak to Scarpetta?
(a) They meet in a very public place.
(b) They meet in person.
(c) He doesn't ask for any conditions.
(d) He is able to record the meeting.

12. Why does Scarpetta search Ben Stevens's office?
(a) To find a safe place so store her wallet and passport.
(b) To find the missing memos.
(c) To see if he is the person stealing things.
(d) To get the key to the office safe.

13. Why does Hilton Sullivan call the police?
(a) He is looking for Lucy.
(b) His condo has apparently been robbed.
(c) He wants to confess to the murders.
(d) He wants Scarpetta to finally acknowledge him.

14. What do the newspapers suggest about Scarpetta and Susan in the days after Susan's death?
(a) They were very competitive with each other.
(b) They were lovers.
(c) They hated each other.
(d) Scarpetta was paying Susan off for something.

15. What does Scarpetta do to keep herself calm when she is under suspicion?
(a) Goes out of town.
(b) Drives through the countryside.
(c) Follows her normal routine.
(d) Goes to a day spa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Grueman unable to meet with Jennifer?

2. Where is Scarpetta called to testify about the murders?

3. What does Scarpetta notice is missing from her own office after Susan's death?

4. What does Lucy discover about Waddell's fingerprints?

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

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