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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Scarpetta call from the morgue?
(a) Marino.
(b) The local police chief.
(c) Her assistant.
(d) Bertha to check on Lucy.

2. What play does Marino say Mr. Peterson is involved in?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Hamlet.

3. At the beginning of chapter one what wakes Scarpetta up?
(a) Knock on the door.
(b) Rain storm.
(c) A bad dream.
(d) Phone call.

4. What does Scarpetta say to Mrs. Peterson as she is leaving?
(a) That she is sorry for his loss.
(b) That she will call him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) That his wife didn't suffer.

5. What two magazines does Scarpetta notice on the table in Lori Peterson's home?
(a) People and Time.
(b) Scientific American and the New England Journal of Medicine.
(c) Todays Doctor and Oncology Updates.
(d) National Geographic and Malpractice 'How Not To's'.

Short Answer Questions

1. After looking Lori over more carefully what does Scarpetta realize about the killer?

2. Where does Scarpetta speculate that the killer must have touched Peterson first because the largest deposit of the glittery substance is found there.

3. What is found on the blade of the hunting knife?

4. What does Scarpetta say when Benton says he doesn't mind if she eats while they work.

5. What was Lori Peterson's profession?

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