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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Scarpetta call in the end of chapter fourteen to ask about the nude pantyhose information?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Tanner.
(c) Marino.
(d) Boltz.

2. What does Scarpetta's mother get on to her for in chapter nine?
(a) Not wearing a hat in the bad weather.
(b) Not inviting her to come visit.
(c) No grandchildren.
(d) Not calling more often.

3. Where is a large percentage of the world's borax mined at?
(a) Ozark Mountains.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) Canada.

4. 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.

5. What is the killer wearing over his face in chapter sixteen?
(a) A hockey mask.
(b) White nylon stockings.
(c) A ski mask.
(d) Nude pantyhose.

6. Lucy keeps telling Scarpetta that it will be nice when what happens in chapter ten?
(a) When Bill and Scarpetta get married.
(b) When a new computer game comes out.
(c) When she can come and stay with Scarpetta again.
(d) When the killer is caught.

7. What is Marino holding when he arrives at the ME's office in the beginning of chapter fifteen?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) His latest cholesterol test.
(c) Information that was given to Tanner before Marino.
(d) PERK test.

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

9. What does Scarpetta say she sometimes forgets to take off before she leaves the building?
(a) Her gloves.
(b) Her hair net.
(c) Her lab coat.
(d) Her shoe covers.

10. Why does Bertha say she likes to have the blinds open?
(a) Lets her feel free.
(b) Kills germs.
(c) Makes the room feel bigger.
(d) Its healthy.

11. What does Marino suggest when the extra evidence is found unlabeled in the lab refrigerator at the ME's office?
(a) That they throw them away and keep quiet.
(b) That Scarpetta is slipping.
(c) That someone else put it there.
(d) That they test it against Matt Peterson.

12. What does Marino say was the last thing the killer said after Marino had shot him?
(a) I'm not ready.
(b) Oh, shit.
(c) Damn it all.
(d) God forgive me.

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

14. How did the killer get up to Henna's window?
(a) The elevator.
(b) She lived on the first floor.
(c) Rusty fire escape ladder.
(d) Standing on a trash can.

15. When Scarpetta arrives at her office in chapter twelve what does the note from Amburgey say he expects to have an explanation about?
(a) The Times release.
(b) Abby Turnbull's information.
(c) Her computer.
(d) Bill Boltz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy say as Scarpetta puts her to bed in chapter nine?

2. What is the main ingredient in the pink soap tested in chapter ten?

3. What does the young woman who was hit by the car have in her wallet?

4. What does Bill say the killer being quiet may mean?

5. What does the victim, Henna Yarborough, do for a living as described in chapter eleven?

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