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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucy say that Bill and Scarpetta want Lucy to leave?
(a) Because they don't want any kids.
(b) So that they can drink and go to parties.
(c) So that Scarpetta and Bill can sleep together.
(d) Because Lucy isn't any fun.

2. What does Scarpetta hear when she answers the phone in chapter ten?
(a) A child laughing.
(b) A train.
(c) Distant people reciting lines.
(d) Someone singing.

3. In the beginning of chapter nine what does Scarpetta say she is sure has something to do with the missing link between the women?
(a) Their looks.
(b) Their random attributes.
(c) The mysterious sparkling residue found on the women.
(d) Their jobs.

4. What does Marino and Scarpetta both comment in chapter twelve that the victims all had in common?
(a) They didn't have a dog.
(b) They all were divorced or separated.
(c) They didn't like cats.
(d) They all used the same vet.

5. What does Lucy tell Scarpetta she should stop doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Working.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Eating so much.

6. What does Bill say the killer being quiet may mean?
(a) He has left the area.
(b) He may be dead.
(c) He has been unable to find time for his hobby.
(d) He is planning a new kill.

7. What does Scarpetta say her father died from?
(a) Lukemia.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Drugs.

8. What was used to tie up Henna Yarborough?
(a) Venetian blind cords.
(b) Telephone wire.
(c) Electric cords from her curling iron.
(d) Pantyhose.

9. What does Lucy say as Scarpetta puts her to bed in chapter nine?
(a) She wants to live with Scarpetta.
(b) She misses her mother.
(c) She hopes the plane her mother is on crashes.
(d) She thinks her grandmother is a boob.

10. What does Scarpetta say when Lucy says her mother sleeps with her boyfriends in the house all the time?
(a) I'm not your mother.
(b) Your mother is a huzzy.
(c) We don't speak of such things at the table.
(d) I don't care.

11. In chapter fifteen what does Scarpetta admit to herself that she has been harboring a fear over in regards to the killer?
(a) It could be a cop.
(b) He would turn to children next.
(c) It could be a family man.
(d) They might never catch him.

12. What had Abby went to New York for?
(a) For her cousin's wedding.
(b) To see a guy she met online.
(c) Book contract.
(d) For a news story.

13. Who was Abby Turnbull screaming at when she arrives in chapter eleven?
(a) The officers.
(b) Bill Boltz.
(c) Scarpetta.
(d) Marino.

14. Who does Marino say is a suspect for Henna's killing?
(a) Bill Boltz.
(b) Police Chief.
(c) Matt Peterson.
(d) Henna's ex-husband.

15. In chapter twelve who does Scarpetta say the person who is going to pay will be while thinking of all the information that is coming from Abby Turnbull?
(a) Tanner.
(b) Scarpetta.
(c) Marino.
(d) Boltz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marino take Scarpetta in chapter twelve?

2. What does Scarpetta explain may be the reason that she has made mistakes on this case in chapter ten?

3. What does Wingo say he gathered for evidence from Amburgey?

4. What does Lucy change the password to in chapter fourteen?

5. Lucy keeps telling Scarpetta that it will be nice when what happens in chapter ten?

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