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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. In Scarpetta's thinking, what is the only thing of interest on her computer that would give someone a reason to break into it?
(a) Medical records of her autopsy patients.
(b) Waddell's autopsy report.
(c) Her bank account information.
(d) The passwords for all of her employers.

2. What does Benton tell Scarpetta about the murders of Susan and the warden?
(a) Susan and the warden were trying to call Scarpetta before they died.
(b) The murders happened at exactly the same time.
(c) Scarpetta was videotaped at both scenes.
(d) Susan and the warden were killed with the same weapon.

3. What happens to Waddell's body after the autopsy is performed?
(a) It is cremated.
(b) It somehow gets lost.
(c) It is shipped back to his home in Croatia.
(d) It is donated to science.

4. What warning does Marino give Scarpetta about the evidence against her?
(a) It is solid as a rock.
(b) It is circumstantial, but compelling.
(c) It is very, very flimsy.
(d) No evidence exists.

5. Why does the governor request to meet with Scarpetta?
(a) He is her boss.
(b) So she can hand over her records.
(c) To discuss the murders.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jennifer's ex-husband's name?

2. Who collects the evidence needed from Robyn's house?

3. Who technically owns Robyn Naismith's house?

4. What was found on the envelope in Susan's home?

5. Why does Scarpetta visit Grueman after her meeting with the bird expert?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What question does Grueman have about Scarpetta's finances?

3. Why does Scarpetta head to Robyn's old house to get fingerprints?

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

5. What does Scarpetta accuse Ben of during the confrontation in Ben's office?

6. How does Scarpetta explain away the incriminating evidence found in Susan's home?

7. What act of kindness does Scarpetta do for Charlie Hale?

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

9. What does Grueman confess about why he was so hard on Scarpetta in law school?

10. How does Scarpetta know that the killer only had access to crime scene pictures, not the crime scene itself, of Robyn's murder?

(see the answer keys)

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