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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 Scarpetta call in the end of chapter fourteen to ask about the nude pantyhose information?
(a) Boltz.
(b) Marino.
(c) Abby Turnbull.
(d) Tanner.

2. Who does Marino say is a suspect for Henna's killing?
(a) Bill Boltz.
(b) Matt Peterson.
(c) Police Chief.
(d) Henna's ex-husband.

3. What does Scarpetta explain will happen if she can't explain who got into her computer?
(a) She can't explain it.
(b) Scarpetta will have to go somewhere else to work.
(c) The murderer might kill again.
(d) Scarpetta will be in trouble.

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

5. What does Lucy say as Scarpetta puts her to bed in chapter nine?
(a) She wants to live with Scarpetta.
(b) She hopes the plane her mother is on crashes.
(c) She thinks her grandmother is a boob.
(d) She misses her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Marino not told Scarpetta when she played the 911 tape for him?

2. How did the killer get up to Henna's window?

3. What does Scarpetta say about Lucy's IQ in chapter fourteen?

4. In chapter fifteen what does Scarpetta do before she gets into bed?

5. Where does Marino take Scarpetta in chapter twelve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Scarpetta's childhood in chapter nine?

2. When Scarpetta is talking to Wingo in chapter sixteen what does Wingo explain that he has discover?

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

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

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

6. In chapter twelve what does Spiro tell Scarpetta about the killer?

7. What does Scarpetta tell Abby about her sister's death in chapter thirteen?

8. Describe the phone conversation that occurs with Cecile's family in chapter fourteen.

9. What does Abby Turnbull say happened to her that the police didn't help with?

10. In chapter eleven what does Abby recall about telling her sister to be careful?

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