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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Vander ask Scarpetta about Lori Peterson?
(a) If she knew her.
(b) If she thinks she suffered.
(c) If she was pretty before being killed.
(d) If Lori was murdered by her husband.

4. What does Marino say to Scarpetta when she is ready to leave?
(a) That they will catch the killer.
(b) That he will walk her to her car.
(c) That she did a good job.
(d) That this one feels different than the others.

5. What does Scarpetta say has never bothered her?
(a) Cops.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) The living.
(d) Floating dismembered heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marino say the bathroom window had been unlocked in Lori Peterson's house?

2. Who pulls up as Marino and Scarpetta leave Lori Peterson's house in chapter one?

3. What does Scarpetta say about the clock that is over the train station at the cities lower end?

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

5. What does Marino say might be the cause of the substance found on Lori Peterson?

(see the answer key)

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