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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 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.

2. What does Marino say about the killer when Scarpetta asks if he is killing more frequently because of the press?
(a) Marino says the killer is unpredictable.
(b) Marino says the killer is addicted to killing.
(c) Marino says it is a possibility but unlikely.
(d) Marin o says he doesn't konw.

3. What does Marino say might be the cause of the substance found on Lori Peterson?
(a) Greasepaint.
(b) Animal fat.
(c) Cornstarch.
(d) Foundation.

4. What does Scarpetta say about the clock that is over the train station at the cities lower end?
(a) It is broke and always says it is twelve-seventeen.
(b) It's a wonder it still works.
(c) It is always an hour slow.
(d) It is right two times a day.

5. What does Scarpetta do when she is stressed or had a bad day?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Go to the beach.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boltz say he didn't warn Scarpetta about the meeting?

2. What does Scarpetta say has never bothered her?

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

4. What was Lori Peterson's profession?

5. What does Boltz say that they must control until the cops find the killer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Scarpetta write about Lori Peterson in the end of chapter two in regards to her health?

9. What do Betty and Scarpetta talk about in chapter six?

10. Describe the scene in chapter one after Mr. Peterson says he doesn't want everyone looking at his wife in the bedroom?

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