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

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

3. Where is Lori Peterson's body found?
(a) Bathroom.
(b) Bed.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Living room.

4. In the beginning of chapter six what does Scarpetta compare the Forensic Science Bureau to?
(a) Ant colony.
(b) Madhouse.
(c) Beehive.
(d) Prairie dog village.

5. How does Marino describe Mr. Peterson in chapter two?
(a) As goofy as a shithouse rat.
(b) Worth as much as a huntin' dog with no nose.
(c) A slick as snot on a log.
(d) As crooked as a politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lori Peterson's profession?

2. What does Scarpetta say must have been one of Lori Peterson's most prized instruments?

3. What does Scarpetta say she sometimes think that profilers are?

4. What play does Marino say Mr. Peterson is involved in?

5. What does Vander do while they are scanning Peterson's body with the laser when they find something?

(see the answer key)

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