View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose facial reconstruction does Scarpetta have in her office?
(a) A woman that drown saving her child.
(b) An unidentified boy.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) President Lincoln.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Vander ask Scarpetta about Lori Peterson?
(a) If she was pretty before being killed.
(b) If Lori was murdered by her husband.
(c) If she thinks she suffered.
(d) If she knew her.

5. Who does Scarpetta say that her co-worker, Betty, reminded her of?
(a) Scarpetta's favorite aunt.
(b) Marino.
(c) Mrs. Key, Scarpetta's first grade teacher.
(d) A nun named Sister Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say the morgue smells like?

2. What was Lori Peterson's profession?

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

4. What does Scarpetta say about the clock that is over the train station at the cities lower end?

5. Who does Betty say is going to hand deliver the samples from the last two cases to Dr. Glassman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marino find out about the rape charges that Matt Peterson had been brought up on when he was younger?

3. Describe the scene outside when Scarpetta leaves the crime scene.

4. What do Scarpetta and Benton say about Marino after he has left the room in chapter five?

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

6. What does Bill Boltz say about the reporter Abby Turnbull in chapter seven?

7. In chapter two what does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's injuries?

8. Describe the scene in chapter two where Scarpetta is alone in the morgue.

9. Describe the scene in chapter five when Marino becomes upset with Kay and Benton just before he storms out of the room.

10. What does Matt Peterson tell the police about his wife during the questioning in chapter four?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,118 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample