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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 Spiro tell Scarpetta that the killer may not have realized when he killed Henna?
(a) That it wasn't Abby.
(b) That she was married.
(c) That she was Abby's sister.
(d) That she was pregnant.

2. What does Marino ask Scarpetta that makes her angry in chapter twelve?
(a) If Boltz had ever raped her.
(b) How Lucy was.
(c) If Boltz was rough in bed.
(d) If she had been abused as a child.

3. In chapter ten who is Scarpetta thinking of and realizing they would have had time to plant the contaminated PERK test in the lab refrigerator?
(a) Abby Turnbull.
(b) Bill Boltz.
(c) Betty or Wingo.
(d) Marino.

4. Who does Scarpetta call in the beginning of chapter thirteen?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Abby Turnbull
(c) Boltz.
(d) Marino.

5. What does Wingo say he gathered for evidence from Amburgey?
(a) Used toilet paper.
(b) Bottled water.
(c) Cigarette butt.
(d) Hair brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lucy say that Bill and Scarpetta want Lucy to leave?

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

3. Why does Scarpetta explain to Lucy that she owns a gun?

4. What does Scarpetta tell Lucy while they are sitting on the couch in chapter fourteen?

5. What was the killer doing in Boston years earlier when similar murders had happened there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when the killer breaks into Scarpetta's home?

2. In the end of chapter fifteen what is Scarpetta dreaming about?

3. What do Lucy and Scarpetta talk about at the kitchen table in chapter nine?

4. What happens while Wingo is cleaning out the lab refrigerator in chapter nine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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