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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boltz say that they must control until the cops find the killer?
(a) The investigations.
(b) The lack of cooperations.
(c) Their public image.
(d) The leaks to the press.

2. Where does Mr. Peterson say his wife had been working?
(a) A local psych unit.
(b) The nursery.
(c) An operating room.
(d) The E.R.

3. What does Mr. Peterson say he smelled when he walked into his house?
(a) A sweet putrid smell.
(b) A smell like something bitter or metalic.
(c) Like candy or fresh fruit.
(d) Something like body odor.

4. In chapter eight where does Marino say he wants to take Scarpetta?
(a) On a tour.
(b) Out to eat.
(c) Somewhere fun.
(d) To a show.

5. What was Brenda Steppe cooking before she was killed?
(a) Beef and onions.
(b) Eggs and baccon.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Pork Chops.

6. Who pulls up as Marino and Scarpetta leave Lori Peterson's house in chapter one?
(a) A representative for the governor.
(b) Bill Boltz, the Commonweath's attorney.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A local radio personality.

7. In chapter six what does Betty say that the fibers on the knife from the crime scene are consistent with?
(a) Matt Peterson's jacket.
(b) Clothing from previous victims.
(c) Lori Peterson's nightgown.
(d) Lori Peterson's bed sheets.

8. What does Marino say would happen if people knew him and Scarpetta were riding around together at that moment in chapter eight?
(a) Marino and Scarpetta would be front page.
(b) Marino would loose his badge.
(c) No one would care.
(d) Scarpetta would be fired.

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

10. What does Scarpetta say she tries to do with cops like Marino in chapter one?
(a) Work with them.
(b) Get their take on what happened.
(c) Take them out to dinner.
(d) Avoid them.

11. What was used to strangle the first victim, Brenda Steppe?
(a) A belt.
(b) Pantyhose.
(c) A length of rope.
(d) An unidentified object.

12. Who does Amburgey say that the press has cited their source as in the paper?
(a) A member of the victim's family.
(b) A member of the police force.
(c) A top investigator.
(d) A medical source.

13. What does Marino say he had done before he became a cop?
(a) Delivered flowers.
(b) Was a 911 dispatcher.
(c) Worked for UPS.
(d) Was a teacher.

14. What does Scarpetta say happened to Boltz's wife?
(a) He has never been married.
(b) She turned out to be crazy.
(c) She died.
(d) They divorced.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta advise Marino to gather from Mr. Peterson for testing?

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

3. What does Scarpetta say she feels like she will be doing if she goes into Dr. Alvin Amburgey's office without a notepad or something of that nature?

4. In the beginning of chapter six what does Scarpetta compare the Forensic Science Bureau to?

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

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