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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 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?
(a) Scarpetta.
(b) Boltz.
(c) Marino.
(d) Tanner.

2. What substance do they test in chapter ten that gives off the same glittery shine when exposed to the laser as the substance found on the murder victims?
(a) A foot powder used by several people in the ME's office.
(b) A medication that is bought over the counter.
(c) They don't find anything.
(d) A pink granular soap used in the ME's offices.

3. What does Lucy tell Scarpetta she should stop doing?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Eating so much.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Working.

4. What was the killer doing in Boston years earlier when similar murders had happened there?
(a) Working as a crossing guard.
(b) Delivering chickens to a plant in Boston.
(c) Delivering flowers.
(d) Acting as a magician for birthday parties.

5. What is the main ingredient in the pink soap tested in chapter ten?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Borax.
(c) Talc.
(d) Iodine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marino suggest that Bill Boltz wife would take her own life?

2. Who is Henna Yarborough's roommate?

3. What did Andy do for a living?

4. What does Lucy say she would shoot the unloaded gun at?

5. In chapter fifteen what does Scarpetta admit to herself that she has been harboring a fear over in regards to the killer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the results of the testing done by Scarpetta and Vander in chapter ten with the pink soap.

2. What happens in chapter nine after Lucy goes to bed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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