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

2. When the novel first opens, who is Scarpetta waiting for in the morgue?
(a) Ronnie Joe Waddell.
(b) Television reporters.
(c) Pete Marino.
(d) Her assistant, Susan.

3. "Cruel and Unusual" is which number in the Scarpetta series?
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

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

5. How does Nicholas Grueman usually make Scarpetta feel?
(a) Like she is young and beautiful again.
(b) Like she is drunk.
(c) Like she is the smartest person in the room.
(d) Like she is back in law school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Scarpetta that the police were able to lift several fingerprints from the scene where Jennifer's body was found?

2. What does Scarpetta find on Eddie Heath's wrists during his autopsy?

3. Where was Eddie Heath's body found?

4. How is Susan Stone killed?

5. Who is Jennifer Deighton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Robyn Naismith?

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

4. What happened to Scarpetta's boyfriend Mark?

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

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

7. How are Scarpetta and Jennifer Deighton connected?

8. Describe Scarpetta's personal life.

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

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

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