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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 Spiro tell Scarpetta to let the men in her world know?

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

3. What does Marino tell Scarpetta she needs to come with him to do in the beginning of chapter twelve?

4. In chapter ten who is Scarpetta thinking of and realizing they would have had time to plant the contaminated PERK test in the lab refrigerator?

5. What was used to tie up Henna Yarborough?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter twelve what does Spiro tell Scarpetta about the killer?

2. Describe the phone conversation that takes place between Scarpetta and Abby Turnbull in the end of chapter fourteen.

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

4. In the beginning of chapter fourteen how does Scarpetta describe her sleep?

5. What happens in chapter fourteen when Scarpetta arrives for work?

6. What does Lucy think about in regards to Lucy's IQ in chapter fourteen?

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

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

9. When Scarpetta is talking to Wingo in chapter sixteen what does Wingo explain that he has discover?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What is known about the killer psychologically? Is there any indication that he would have stopped killing?

Part 2) What did the author achieve by killing this character off rather than letting him be questioned?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Bill Boltz. How does it change the reader's view of Bill when it is learned that he raped Abby?

Part 2) Speculate on whether or not Abby was lying.

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