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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. Which of the following is NOT a speculation from Marino in chapter eight for the reason that the killer used a knife rather than a gun?

2. Why does Scarpetta say she doesn't think Mr. Peterson is the killer when Marino asks her about it in chapter four?

3. What does Scarpetta suggest may be the reason that the knife was used by killer?

4. In chapter eight where does Marino say he wants to take Scarpetta?

5. Whose facial reconstruction does Scarpetta have in her office?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In chapter two what does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's injuries?

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

7. 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?

8. Describe the scene outside when Scarpetta leaves the crime scene.

9. Describe the scene in chapter one after Mr. Peterson says he doesn't want everyone looking at his wife in the bedroom?

10. Describe the scene in chapter two where Scarpetta is alone in the morgue.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What is significant about Scarpetta's dreams?

Part 2) In what way does Scarpetta's feelings toward her father tie into the murders and the way that Scarpetta views the murderer? Why does her dead father turn into the murderer in the end of the chapter?

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

What is it that Scarpetta feels for the victims that she has had to autopsy for this murder? What does it reveal about Scarpetta that she has let it get to her on a personal level? Could part of the reason she has taken these murder's to heart be in part because she is a woman.

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