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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say she sometimes think that profilers are?

2. What does Marino say Mr. Peterson does that most people don't do when they find someone they love murdered?

3. What had they been able to find out about the glittery residue in chapter two?

4. Where does Scarpetta speculate that the killer must have touched Peterson first because the largest deposit of the glittery substance is found there.

5. What does Marino say he had done before he became a cop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what is talked about in chapter six while Scarpetta is in Amburgey's office.

2. What information can Frank give Scarpetta in chapter six?

3. What does Scarpetta say about Bertha and their work relationship?

4. What does Matt Peterson tell the police about his wife during the questioning in chapter four?

5. In chapter five what does Benton say about the killer?

6. What does Marino find out about the rape charges that Matt Peterson had been brought up on when he was younger?

7. Describe the differences that Scarpetta talks about between her and the previous medical examiner, Cagney.

8. Describe what the crime scene in Lori Peterson's house looks like.

9. What does Scarpetta write about Lori Peterson in the end of chapter two in regards to her health?

10. What does Scarpetta know about the glittery substance found on the bodies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Is Scarpetta a believable character? Is the way that she claims to be treated different because she is female seemingly realistic in a modern setting? Explain.

Part 2) What other prejudices are seen in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What did the borax represent in the story?

Part 2) The gun was viewed different for Scarpetta compared to Lucy. Explain why these two characters seemed to view the gun so differently.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss motives.

Part 1) What is the motive behind Amburgey's actions?

Part 2) What is the motive behind Marino's actions?

Part 3) What is the motive behind Wingo's actions?

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