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

2. Who does Scarpetta call from the morgue?
(a) Bertha to check on Lucy.
(b) Marino.
(c) Her assistant.
(d) The local police chief.

3. What does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's organs at the time of death?
(a) All her internal organs are very healthy.
(b) She had a small heart murmer.
(c) She had a tumor.
(d) She had lung cancer.

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

5. What does Marino say happened when they started questioning Mr. Peterson?
(a) He admitted he hated his wife.
(b) His personality completely changed.
(c) He refused to answer any questions.
(d) He kept changing his story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say must have been one of Lori Peterson's most prized instruments?

2. What kind of doctor was Lori studying to be?

3. What does Marino say that Matt Peterson had done the day before?

4. In the beginning of chapter six what does Scarpetta compare the Forensic Science Bureau to?

5. Which of the following is NOT a speculation from Marino in chapter eight for the reason that the killer used a knife rather than a gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say about Bertha and their work relationship?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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