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

2. How does Scarpetta answer the questions posed to her in court?
(a) Politely and quickly.
(b) Curtly.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Honestly and openly.

3. What does Scarpetta arrange for Lucy to do during Lucy's visit with Benton?
(a) Shooting lessons.
(b) Arts and crafts classes.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) Ski lessons.

4. What does Scarpetta realize about the way Eddie Heath's body is positioned?
(a) The body has been moved.
(b) The body's position is a mirror image of how Robyn's body was positioned.
(c) The body is positioned in the shape of a letter.
(d) The body's position shows signs of a struggle.

5. What happens to Scarpetta after she appears in court?
(a) She is not indicted.
(b) She is found not guilty.
(c) She is found guilty.
(d) She is indicted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sullivan's real name?

2. Where does Scarpetta meet Jennifer's ex-husband?

3. Scarpetta consults a bird expert who works for ______________.

4. What was Robyn Naismith's body propped up against at her crime scene?

5. Where does Scarpetta find the evidence she is looking for in Robyn's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Benton and Scarpetta rearrange the furniture in Robyn's old house?

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

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

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

6. What does the bird expert say about the feathers found at every crime scene?

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

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

9. Why is Scarpetta relieved of her duties?

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

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