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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Waddell's file not deleted as it should have been after his execution?
(a) A power outage occurred.
(b) The governor intervened.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Scarpetta would not give permission.

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

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

5. Where does Scarpetta meet Jennifer's ex-husband?
(a) Fort Meyers.
(b) Canada.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. Who does Scarpetta recognize Sullivan to be?
(a) Lucy's friend.
(b) The prison warden.
(c) Lucy in disguise.
(d) The person she saw at Grimes's house.

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

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

9. Jennifer wanted to help Waddell with his ________________.
(a) His novel.
(b) His music.
(c) His escape.
(d) His appeals.

10. How does Ben respond to Scarpetta's numerous accusations?
(a) He breaks down and confesses.
(b) He passes out from stress.
(c) He becomes vioently angry.
(d) He denies everything.

11. Who goes with Scarpetta to visit Sullivan's apartment?
(a) Marino.
(b) Officer James Powers.
(c) Benton.
(d) Lucy.

12. What does Scarpetta use to block the light from coming into Robyn's house?
(a) A gigantic tent over the entire house.
(b) Paint on the windows.
(c) Black sheets.
(d) Paper over the windows.

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

14. How does Sullivan respond to seeing Scarpetta at his apartment?
(a) He runs.
(b) He seems uninterested.
(c) He gets furious.
(d) He is grateful the police are finally involved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Police want to look at Scarpetta's ___________.

2. Why does Robyn's ex-husband keep calling Scarpetta?

3. Whose briefcase does Jennifer's ex-husband give Scarpetta?

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

5. Where does Scarpetta find the evidence she is looking for in Robyn's house?

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