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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marino say happened when they started questioning Mr. Peterson?
(a) His personality completely changed.
(b) He kept changing his story.
(c) He refused to answer any questions.
(d) He admitted he hated his wife.

2. What does the laser find of Peterson's body?
(a) Three partial prints.
(b) Spit from the killer.
(c) Hair from the killer.
(d) Fibers from the killer's clothing.

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

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

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

6. What does Scarpetta blame her confusion on in chapter two?
(a) Her lack of clues in the murders.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Tension.
(d) Her guilt over leaving Lucy.

7. At the beginning of chapter one what wakes Scarpetta up?
(a) A bad dream.
(b) Phone call.
(c) Rain storm.
(d) Knock on the door.

8. 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?
(a) Naive.
(b) Unprepared.
(c) Unshielded.
(d) Undressed.

9. What does Scarpetta note when Betty is talking about the other women that were murdered prior to Lori Peterson?
(a) They talk about the women as if they knew them.
(b) They are both scared that they will never catch the killer.
(c) That it is time for a cigarette break.
(d) They talk about the women as if they are numbers and not people.

10. Who does Scarpetta call from the morgue?
(a) Bertha to check on Lucy.
(b) Her assistant.
(c) Marino.
(d) The local police chief.

11. What does Marino say as Scarpetta gets into her car to leave the Peterson's home in chapter one?
(a) Drive carefully.
(b) Get some sleep, you look like hell.
(c) See you tomorrow.
(d) Thanks for the help.

12. What does Scarpetta buy for Lucy while she is out getting lunch in chapter five?
(a) A computer game.
(b) A doll.
(c) A new pair of shoes.
(d) A history tutorial for the computer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vander ask Scarpetta about Lori Peterson?

2. What does Marino say would happen if people knew him and Scarpetta were riding around together at that moment in chapter eight?

3. What is found in Mrs. Peterson's dresser drawer that Scarpetta finds unusual?

4. What does Marino say Mr. Peterson does that most people don't do when they find someone they love murdered?

5. After looking Lori over more carefully what does Scarpetta realize about the killer?

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