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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 Hilton Sullivan call the police?
(a) He is looking for Lucy.
(b) He wants to confess to the murders.
(c) His condo has apparently been robbed.
(d) He wants Scarpetta to finally acknowledge him.

2. Why does Scarpetta search Ben Stevens's office?
(a) To find a safe place so store her wallet and passport.
(b) To see if he is the person stealing things.
(c) To find the missing memos.
(d) To get the key to the office safe.

3. Why does Scarpetta visit Grueman after her meeting with the bird expert?
(a) To put him in his place.
(b) To ask for a letter of recommendation.
(c) To get evidence that the man executed was really Waddell.
(d) To discuss Grueman's findings.

4. Who is Benton Wesley?
(a) A good friend of Officer James Powers.
(b) Lucy's father.
(c) An FBI agent.
(d) Scarpetta's ex-husband.

5. Who does Scarpetta actually hire as a lawyer?
(a) Grueman.
(b) Marino.
(c) The attorney general.
(d) Benton's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Scarpetta realize about Eddie Heath's killer?

3. What is Scarpetta looking for in Robyn Naismith's house?

4. What does Benton offer Lucy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Over dinner at the ski lodge, what do Benton and Scarpetta decide is an unlikely hypothesis of Waddell?

2. What does Scarpetta suspect about the briefcase Jennifer's ex-husband gives her?

3. What causes Benton and Scarpetta to wonder if Eddie Heath's and Robyn's murders are related?

4. Why is Benton concerned for Scarpetta's safety?

5. Why does Jennifer's ex-husband like Scarpetta so much?

6. What does Susan's husband tell the newspapers about Scarpetta?

7. Why does Waddell's decision to give up appealing his case surprise Scarpetta?

8. What helps Scarpetta recognize Sullivan as the same person she saw in Grimes's house?

9. How does the press know about Scarpetta's meeting with the governor?

10. Why does Scarpetta request that Benton put an article in the paper about the theft of jackets?

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