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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say the morgue smells like?
(a) Suffering and loss.
(b) Stale stench of death.
(c) Metallic smell of blood.
(d) Harsh sanitizers and cheap air fresheners.

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

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

4. What does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's organs at the time of death?
(a) All her internal organs are very healthy.
(b) She had lung cancer.
(c) She had a small heart murmer.
(d) She had a tumor.

5. What does Scarpetta say must have been one of Lori Peterson's most prized instruments?
(a) Her knowledge acquired at school.
(b) Her surgical tools.
(c) Her musical instruments.
(d) Her fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Scarpetta call from the morgue?

2. What had Scarpetta promised to do with Lucy that day?

3. What does Mr. Peterson major in at his school?

4. What does the security guard tell Scarpetta about the funeral home when he interrupts her in chapter two?

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

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