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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say is the cruelest form of punishments?
(a) Electrocutions.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Sexual harassment.
(d) Isolation.

2. What does Neils Vander say about the laser machine and himself in chapter two?
(a) They are both slow to warm up.
(b) They are both on the fritz.
(c) They are both sensitive and complicated.
(d) They are both running low on juice.

3. What does Scarpetta learn happened at the Peterson the night that Lori was killed?
(a) A fire alarm went off.
(b) Matt Peterson was home and had a fight with a neighbor.
(c) Someone called 911 from her house.
(d) Lori Peterson was involved in an altercation.

4. What had they been able to find out about the glittery residue in chapter two?
(a) It was inorganic.
(b) It was a medicine.
(c) It was oil based.
(d) It might be from a paint base.

5. What does Marino say Mr. Peterson does that most people don't do when they find someone they love murdered?
(a) Talk on and on about it.
(b) Got quiet.
(c) Gave explicit details.
(d) Made lewd jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank believe the electric cords in the Peterson home has been cut with?

2. What does Scarpetta buy for Lucy while she is out getting lunch in chapter five?

3. Where is Lori Peterson's body found?

4. What does the laser find of Peterson's body?

5. What does Scarpetta note when Betty is talking about the other women that were murdered prior to Lori Peterson?

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