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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. Why does Scarpetta decide to stop at Susan's house on her way to a party?
(a) Scarpetta is taking homemade chicken soup to Susan.
(b) Scarpetta wants to tell her Susan is fired.
(c) Scarpetta to drop off Susan's belongings from the lab.
(d) Scarpetta wants to give Susan a gift.

2. Which police officer arrives to watch Waddell's autopsy?
(a) All of the officers.
(b) Marino.
(c) None of the officers.
(d) Wellesly.

3. What neighborhood do Marino and Scarpetta go and visit after they see where Waddell was visited?
(a) The neighborhood where Eddie Health lived.
(b) Scarpetta's neighborhood.
(c) Downtown for dinner.
(d) Marino's neighborhood.

4. What first signals to Scarpetta that Jennifer's death may not be what it seems?
(a) She appears to have been gagged.
(b) The TV is on too loud.
(c) She has not written a suicide note.
(d) Her socks are clean.

5. Who is Mark James?
(a) Scarpetta's dead boyfriend.
(b) Scarpetta's dead father.
(c) Scarpetta's dead ex-husband.
(d) Scarpetta's dead brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the image found on the blank piece of paper found at Jennifer's house say?

2. What does Lucy question Scarpetta about on the phone that makes her uncomfortable?

3. Who is Vander?

4. When does Scarpetta determine Jennifer died?

5. Who is Frank Donahue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jennifer Deighton do for a living?

3. Why does Susan get upset while doing Jennifer's autopsy?

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

5. What suspicious call does Scarpetta get while in the lab after Jennifer's autopsy?

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

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

8. What conclusion do Marino and Scarpetta come to regarding Jennifer's death?

9. What evidence points to murder instead of suicide at the scene where Jennifer's body is found?

10. Who was Robyn Naismith?

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