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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is found in Mrs. Peterson's dresser drawer that Scarpetta finds unusual?
(a) A box of Trojans.
(b) A bottle of liquor.
(c) A red rose.
(d) A unsigned note pressumably from a lover.

2. Who does Boltz say is top of his list of suspects who hacked into Scarpetta's computer?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) Matt Peterson.
(c) Marino.
(d) Abby Turnbull.

3. What is found on the blade of the hunting knife?
(a) Partial prints.
(b) Semen.
(c) Blood.
(d) Paint.

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

5. Who does Betty say is going to hand deliver the samples from the last two cases to Dr. Glassman?
(a) Bo Friend.
(b) Benton.
(c) Marino.
(d) Police Chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of chapter one what wakes Scarpetta up?

2. Whose facial reconstruction does Scarpetta have in her office?

3. What does Scarpetta say has never bothered her?

4. What does Bill do when Lucy cuts her knuckles on the cheese grater?

5. Why does Boltz say that Turnbull would be willing to hack into the computer for the files about the murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Scarpetta is thinking about her sister while in the kitchen with Lucy in chapter seven?

2. Describe what Scarpetta recalls happening when Amburgey had visited the morgue for the first time.

3. What information can Frank give Scarpetta in chapter six?

4. In chapter one what does Scarpetta note about the victims?

5. What does Scarpetta explain in chapter one that she suspects about the killer, Mr. Nobody, that they are looking for?

6. What does Scarpetta know about the glittery substance found on the bodies?

7. Describe the differences that Scarpetta talks about between her and the previous medical examiner, Cagney.

8. Describe what is talked about in chapter six while Scarpetta is in Amburgey's office.

9. What is Scarpetta told while in Amburgey's office in chapter six?

10. In chapter four Marino tells Scarpetta about different murderers that he has brought in. Explain what it is he says and how it links to the current investigation.

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