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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. Lucy keeps telling Scarpetta that it will be nice when what happens in chapter ten?
(a) When she can come and stay with Scarpetta again.
(b) When a new computer game comes out.
(c) When Bill and Scarpetta get married.
(d) When the killer is caught.

2. How old was the murderer?
(a) Sixty-four.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Thirty-five.

3. What had Marino not told Scarpetta when she played the 911 tape for him?
(a) He knew how to find out who the killer was.
(b) That there was no way to trace the voice.
(c) That he had already figured this out.
(d) He recognized the voice.

4. What does Scarpetta say she sometimes forgets to take off before she leaves the building?
(a) Her lab coat.
(b) Her shoe covers.
(c) Her hair net.
(d) Her gloves.

5. In the beginning of chapter nine what does Scarpetta say she is sure has something to do with the missing link between the women?
(a) Their jobs.
(b) Their random attributes.
(c) The mysterious sparkling residue found on the women.
(d) Their looks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lucy tell Scarpetta she should stop doing?

3. What does Scarpetta imagine that the killer has done after reading the newspaper?

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

5. What does the victim, Henna Yarborough, do for a living as described in chapter eleven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Marino come in with in chapter thirteen?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Scarpetta and Lucy decide to do in the end of chapter sixteen?

(see the answer keys)

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