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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Scarpetta and Lucy decorate?

2. What is Lucy's area of expertise?

3. What does Lucy think someone was trying to do on Scarpetta's computer?

4. Who initially helps Scarpetta with Jennifer's autopsy?

5. Where is Jennifer's body found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Scarpetta's boyfriend Mark?

2. Who is Nicholas Grueman?

3. Why does Jennifer's neighbor not like her?

4. What suspicious call does Scarpetta get while in the lab after Jennifer's autopsy?

5. What medical case/situation does a detective ask for Scarpetta's advice on while she is dealing with Waddell's body?

6. What did Jennifer take an interest in shortly before her death?

7. What is Scarpetta's feeling on the death penalty?

8. What do Lucy and Scarpetta do on Christmas morning?

9. What conclusion do Marino and Scarpetta come to regarding Jennifer's death?

10. What does Marino think of the way Heath was killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What clues does Cornwell give the reader that demonstrates Scarpetta's innocence throughout "Cruel and Unusual"? What does Cornwell do to make that evidence seem believable to the reader in the face of other incriminating evidence?

Essay Topic 2

Identify what you think is the tone for the novel and discuss 3 literary devices that Cornwell uses to create this tone.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Marino and Wesley. How are they similar? How are they different? Make sure to use direct evidence from the text, such as examples and quotations, to support your thesis.

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