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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 must Susan lie down during Eddie Health's autopsy?
(a) Because the formaldehyde is not good for pregnant women.
(b) Because she cannot see now that her glasses are broken.
(c) Because she is of no use with her broken wrist.
(d) Because she has compromised the security of the lab by breaking Scarpetta's computer.

2. What is the official ruling on how Jennifer died?
(a) Strangulation.
(b) Accidental drowning.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Cancer.

3. Who is Vander?
(a) Scarpetta's fingerprint expert.
(b) Scarpetta's current boyfriend.
(c) Scarpetta's gardener.
(d) Scarpetta's personal trainer.

4. How easy is it for Lucy to get into Scarpetta's database?
(a) Very hard.
(b) Very easy.
(c) Not easy or hard.
(d) It's impossible.

5. Who is Frank Donahue?
(a) The prison warden.
(b) Lucy's boyfriend.
(c) Scarpetta's boyfriend.
(d) Lucy's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Cruel and Unusual" is which number in the Scarpetta series?

2. Where does Scarpetta find an envelope on Waddell's body?

3. Where is Ronnie Joe Waddell executed?

4. How old is Susan Story?

5. Who does Scarpetta realize has been the only person, other than herself, alone in her office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Eddie Heath?

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

3. What happened to Scarpetta's boyfriend Mark?

4. What reasons does Susan give Scarpetta for why she has been acting funny lately?

5. What did Jennifer take an interest in shortly before her death?

6. Describe Scarpetta's personal life.

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

8. How are Scarpetta and Jennifer Deighton connected?

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

10. What does Marino confess to Scarpetta about his dating life while over at her house on Christmas?

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