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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Scarpetta think Sullivan might have reported the robbery of his apartment?
(a) To get his picture in the paper.
(b) To confuse Scarpetta.
(c) To get the reward money when the killer is later caught.
(d) To keep police from connecting the gun to him.

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

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

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

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

6. Why was Grueman unable to meet with Jennifer?
(a) Jennifer decided against the meeting.
(b) A meeting would be unethical.
(c) Jennifer was killed before they could meet.
(d) Waddell gave up his appeals.

7. Why does no one know for sure what was stolen from Robyn Naismith's home?
(a) The murderer burned Robyn's house down before he left.
(b) Robyn lived alone.
(c) Robyn was very, very busy.
(d) Robyn had a habit of storing things for other people.

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

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

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

11. What happens to Waddell's body after the autopsy is performed?
(a) It is cremated.
(b) It somehow gets lost.
(c) It is shipped back to his home in Croatia.
(d) It is donated to science.

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

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

14. What does Scarpetta notice is missing from her own office after Susan's death?
(a) Money.
(b) The memos she is looking for.
(c) Personal objects.
(d) Her favorite gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta use to block the light from coming into Robyn's house?

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

3. Why was Susan in such need of money before her death?

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

5. What does Scarpetta find in Susan's office after her death?

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