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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. With whom is Benton vacationing over the holidays?
(a) His dog.
(b) His colleagues.
(c) No one.
(d) His wife.

2. 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.

3. Jennifer wanted to help Waddell with his ________________.
(a) His music.
(b) His novel.
(c) His appeals.
(d) His escape.

4. What is Sullivan's real name?
(a) David Barton.
(b) Temple Gault.
(c) James Powers.
(d) Brock Bannister.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lucy discover about Waddell's fingerprints?

3. What does Scarpetta notice is missing from her own office after Susan's death?

4. Why does the governor request to meet with Scarpetta?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal advice does Marino give Scarpetta over lunch once rumors surrounding Susan's death have hit the papers?

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

3. Why does Benton not believe that Waddell would be capable of the recent murders?

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

5. Once Lucy discovers someone has tapped into AFIS, what is Benton's theory about Waddell's fingerprints?

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

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

8. Why isn't anyone able to get fingerprints from Waddell?

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

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

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