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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. How does Ben respond to Scarpetta's numerous accusations?
(a) He becomes vioently angry.
(b) He passes out from stress.
(c) He breaks down and confesses.
(d) He denies everything.

2. What triggers Scarpetta into thinking that Sullivan might be lying?
(a) New evidence.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A dream.
(d) A prosecutor's question.

3. What do the newspapers suggest about Scarpetta and Susan in the days after Susan's death?
(a) They hated each other.
(b) Scarpetta was paying Susan off for something.
(c) They were lovers.
(d) They were very competitive with each other.

4. What does Scarpetta realize about Eddie Heath's killer?
(a) There were actually 2 or more killers.
(b) The killer was probably a woman.
(c) The killer is the same person who killed Robyn.
(d) The killer is a copycat.

5. How does Scarpetta first respond to the prosecutor's request to come to his office for questioning?
(a) Scarpetta accepts against the advice of Grueman.
(b) Scarpetta accepts on the advice of Grueman.
(c) Scarpetta declines on the advice of Grueman.
(d) Scarpetta declines against the advice of Grueman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Susan in such need of money before her death?

2. What evidence was found at Robyn Naismith's home that couldn't be verified by anyone else?

3. What happens to Scarpetta after she appears in court?

4. Police want to look at Scarpetta's ___________.

5. Why does no one know for sure what was stolen from Robyn Naismith's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Benton and Scarpetta find when they darken Robyn's old house?

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

3. What does Scarpetta learn about the bullets used in both Eddie Heath's and Susan's cases?

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

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

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

7. What causes the governor to resign?

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

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

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

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