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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 was Abby Turnbull screaming at when she arrives in chapter eleven?
(a) The officers.
(b) Marino.
(c) Scarpetta.
(d) Bill Boltz.

2. What does Marino say is the reason he asked Scarpetta about Boltz and if he had ever raped her?
(a) He is putting together evidence for the rape charges.
(b) He is just doing his job.
(c) He is looking back into the dead wife's case.
(d) He just needed to know for reassurance.

3. What does Scarpetta tell Wingo is the reason that the killer continues to hurt women?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He likes it.
(c) He is trying to kill his mother.
(d) He has issues.

4. What does Scarpetta notice when she calls Cecile's sister's number?
(a) She needs a pedicure.
(b) That her sister is very hateful.
(c) Cecile's family doesn't care what happens in the case.
(d) Although they are black they sound as if they could be white.

5. Who does Abby go after since she can't touch Bill and Abby says will most likely not have a job when Scarpetta returns from her vacation with Lucy?
(a) Wingo.
(b) Tanner.
(c) Marino.
(d) Amburgey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter twelve who does Scarpetta say the person who is going to pay will be while thinking of all the information that is coming from Abby Turnbull?

2. What was used to tie up Henna Yarborough?

3. Who calls in the end of chapter nine while Scarpetta and Lucy are sitting at the table?

4. When Scarpetta arrives at her office in chapter twelve what does the note from Amburgey say he expects to have an explanation about?

5. What does Marino ask Scarpetta that makes her angry in chapter twelve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what is discovered about the killer by the end of the book.

2. Describe the scene at home in chapter fourteen when Scarpetta arrives home to Lucy.

3. What does Spiro suggest to Scarpetta in chapter twelve regarding the murder of Henna?

4. What does Scarpetta and Boltz discuss over dinner in chapter ten?

5. What is Scarpetta told when her mother calls in chapter nine?

6. In chapter twelve what does Marino and Scarpetta talk about while they are out driving to where Henna was killed?

7. What does Abby say in chapter eleven is the reason that she hates Bill Boltz.

8. What does Lucy think about in regards to Lucy's IQ in chapter fourteen?

9. What is Abby able to tell Scarpetta and Marino about Henna in chapter eleven?

10. Describe what happens while Scarpetta is listening to the 911 tapes that Marino let her take home.

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