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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 Frank believe the electric cords in the Peterson home has been cut with?

2. What does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's organs at the time of death?

3. Who does Amburgey say that the press has cited their source as in the paper?

4. What does Scarpetta say to Mrs. Peterson as she is leaving?

5. What does Mr. Peterson say he smelled when he walked into his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta explain in chapter one that she suspects about the killer, Mr. Nobody, that they are looking for?

2. What does Bill Boltz say about the reporter Abby Turnbull in chapter seven?

3. What does Scarpetta say has happened in the city since the newspaper reporters began covering the murders?

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

5. Who does Scarpetta say would have had access to the information about the murders?

6. What do Scarpetta and Benton say about Marino after he has left the room in chapter five?

7. What does Scarpetta note about Marino and his thoughts on suspects for Lori Peterson's killer.

8. What does Marino tell Scarpetta in chapter eight about what Tanner has told him?

9. What does Marino say he used to do for a living in chapter eight and how does that pertain to his view of the killer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Explain the impact that it has on the reader to learn that the killer is picking women by the voices rather than by seeing them or meeting them. Is it significant that these women are picked to be murdered after calling 911?

Part 2) What is the point of giving the killer an odd body odor?

Part 3) Which of the pieces of evidence seemed to give the greatest help to the investigators in the story? Explain your answer. Could this piece have been enough without the others?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Compare Scarpetta and Marino. What do these characters have in common? What is different about them?

Part 2) How does Scarpetta feel about Marino at the end of the book compared to the beginning.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Scarpetta is the main character in the story. What about her makes her someone the reader can identify with?

Part 2) What other characters in the book had the potential, if any, to be a main character or the focus at various points? Explain your answer.

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