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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. In the beginning of chapter six what does Scarpetta compare the Forensic Science Bureau to?
(a) Beehive.
(b) Madhouse.
(c) Prairie dog village.
(d) Ant colony.

2. What does Scarpetta learn happened at the Peterson the night that Lori was killed?
(a) Lori Peterson was involved in an altercation.
(b) Matt Peterson was home and had a fight with a neighbor.
(c) Someone called 911 from her house.
(d) A fire alarm went off.

3. What does Scarpetta say when Benton says he doesn't mind if she eats while they work.
(a) She isn't feeling well.
(b) She can't let people watch her eat.
(c) She does mind.
(d) She isn't hungry.

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

5. What was used to tie up Lori Peterson's hands?
(a) Toilet papper and glue.
(b) Duck tape from her house.
(c) Electrical cord from the lamps.
(d) Rope from the curtains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pulls in for dinner while Lucy and Scarpetta are making dinner?

2. What does Scarpetta blame her confusion on in chapter two?

3. What does Marino say happened when they started questioning Mr. Peterson?

4. What does Marino say might be the cause of the substance found on Lori Peterson?

5. What does Scarpetta say happened to Boltz's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter five what does Benton say about the killer?

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

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

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

5. What does Marino tell Scarpetta in chapter eight about what Tanner has told him?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe what the crime scene in Lori Peterson's house looks like.

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