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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who solved the case that sent Waddell to prison?
(a) Wellesly.
(b) Marino.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Scarpetta.

2. Where does Waddell's body have strange abrasions?
(a) His legs.
(b) His arms.
(c) His neck.
(d) His ankles.

3. Who is Lucy?
(a) Scarpetta's best friend.
(b) Scarpetta's daughter.
(c) Scarpetta's sister.
(d) Scarpetta's niece.

4. What request is in the envelope that is found with Waddell?
(a) To send it to Waddell's mother.
(b) To bury the envelope with Waddell.
(c) To send it to Waddell's girlfriend.
(d) For Scarpetta to open the envelope privately.

5. With whom does Susan catch a ride on the day most employees cannot come to work?
(a) James Powers.
(b) Scarpetta.
(c) Ben Stevens.
(d) Marino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy do to pass the time when Scarpetta is at work?

2. Where is Ronnie Joe Waddell executed?

3. Who initially helps Scarpetta with Jennifer's autopsy?

4. What is the official ruling on how Jennifer died?

5. Who informs Susan's family that she has been murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Scarpetta's boyfriend Mark?

2. What medical case/situation does a detective ask for Scarpetta's advice on while she is dealing with Waddell's body?

3. What does Scarpetta think of Heath's wounds?

4. Why is the prison nearly empty when Marino and Scarpetta go to investigate Waddell's execution?

5. What has happened to Eddie Heath?

6. Why does Jennifer's neighbor not like her?

7. What does Marino think of the way Heath was killed?

8. What does Trace find out about the residue on Heath's wrists?

9. What does Lucy suggest about what has happened to Scarpetta's computer?

10. What does Scarpetta learn from the prison guard about Waddell's final hours?

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