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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) Eddie Heath's fingerprints.
(b) Lucy's fingerprints.
(c) Robyn's fingerprints.
(d) Waddell's fingerprints.

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

3. Who does Hilton Sullivan first present himself to be?
(a) A condo owner.
(b) Scarpetta's son.
(c) Lucy's cousin.
(d) The suspected murderer.

4. While talking to Grimes in the doorway, Scarpetta thinks that she sees ____________________.
(a) A child.
(b) A cat.
(c) A very large man.
(d) A woman.

5. What does Benton offer Lucy?
(a) The chance to try to find evidence of tampering in AFIS.
(b) The chance to peek inside his top-secret FBI office.
(c) The chance to race him on skis down the hill.
(d) The chance to fire his gun.

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

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

8. Why was Susan in such need of money before her death?
(a) Her husband had no money, and they had a baby on the way.
(b) She had too much credit card debt.
(c) She owed a gambling debt.
(d) Her husband gambled everything away.

9. Why does the governor request to meet with Scarpetta?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) So she can hand over her records.
(c) He is her boss.
(d) To discuss the murders.

10. What kind of article does Scarpetta request Benton put in the newspaper?
(a) An article about the theft of medical jackets.
(b) An article about the theft of leather jackets.
(c) An article about the theft of eider down jackets.
(d) An article about the theft of yellow jackets.

11. Who now lives in Robyn Naismith's house?
(a) No one.
(b) Officer James Powers.
(c) A very old lady who is a bit deaf.
(d) A professor.

12. What does Scarpetta search Susan's office for after Susan's death?
(a) Receipts.
(b) Keys.
(c) Secret passwords.
(d) Memos commending her good work.

13. In Scarpetta's thinking, what is the only thing of interest on her computer that would give someone a reason to break into it?
(a) Waddell's autopsy report.
(b) The passwords for all of her employers.
(c) Medical records of her autopsy patients.
(d) Her bank account information.

14. Why is Scarpetta not looking forward to her meeting with Grueman after her meeting with the bird expert?
(a) Grueman is always horribly boring.
(b) Scarpetta will have to confess that the state executed the wrong man.
(c) Scarpetta is intimidated by Grueman.
(d) Scarpetta knows Grueman will not listen.

15. Whose briefcase does Jennifer's ex-husband give Scarpetta?
(a) The governor's briefcase.
(b) Jennifer's briefcase.
(c) His own briefcase.
(d) A briefcase that Jennifer had that belonged to the governor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Benton recommend for Scarpetta to hire as a lawyer?

3. Why does Scarpetta search Ben Stevens's office?

4. Initially, who requests to look at Scarpetta's records?

5. With whom is Benton vacationing over the holidays?

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