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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Benton been before becoming an FBI agent?
(a) High school principal.
(b) Sanitation worker.
(c) Roofer.
(d) Piano tuner.

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

3. What does Mr. Peterson major in at his school?
(a) Physics.
(b) Literature.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Math.

4. What does the security guard tell Scarpetta about the funeral home when he interrupts her in chapter two?
(a) They are looking for Lori Peterson.
(b) They have been trying to get in for hours.
(c) They have lost their paper work.
(d) They can't find the body of Mr. Roberts.

5. What does Scarpetta say might be the reason that the other women weren't associated with an odd smell?
(a) No one knew to look for a smell.
(b) Because they were found so long after the murders.
(c) The bodies were wiped down.
(d) There were smaller amounts of the myster substance on the others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Scarpetta done to Cagney's office when it became hers?

2. Who is Scarpetta thinking about in the beginning of chapter six as a person that might be responsible for breaking into the computer system to look for Lori Peterson's information?

3. What is Benton Wesley's job?

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

5. What two magazines does Scarpetta notice on the table in Lori Peterson's home?

(see the answer key)

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