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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. What does Scarpetta search Susan's office for after Susan's death?
(a) Secret passwords.
(b) Receipts.
(c) Keys.
(d) Memos commending her good work.

2. On what condition will Jennifer's husband speak to Scarpetta?
(a) He doesn't ask for any conditions.
(b) They meet in person.
(c) They meet in a very public place.
(d) He is able to record the meeting.

3. Who does Scarpetta recognize Sullivan to be?
(a) Lucy's friend.
(b) Lucy in disguise.
(c) The prison warden.
(d) The person she saw at Grimes's house.

4. Who does Benton recommend for Scarpetta to hire as a lawyer?
(a) His brother.
(b) The attorney general.
(c) Marino.
(d) Grueman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Waddell's file not deleted as it should have been after his execution?

2. What kind of article does Scarpetta request Benton put in the newspaper?

3. Who requests to see Scarpetta's guns?

4. Why does Scarpetta think Sullivan might have reported the robbery of his apartment?

5. What triggers Scarpetta into thinking that Sullivan might be lying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Scarpetta find the request to see her guns ridiculous?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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