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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 forgets to take off before she leaves the building?

2. In chapter fourteen what does Scarpetta say that Margret had made the data base administrator?

3. What startles Scarpetta while she is walking into the parking garage in 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. Why does Lucy say that Bill and Scarpetta want Lucy to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta tell Abby is the real reason that she has asked Abby to come to talk to her at the ME's office in chapter thirteen?

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

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

4. What is Scarpetta told when her mother calls in chapter nine?

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

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

7. What does Abby Turnbull say happened to her that the police didn't help with?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Part 1) What does it say about Bill that he asked Marino to keep an eye on Scarpetta?

Part 2) Is it possible that Bill will attack another woman, if he was guilty of raping Abby?

Part 3) Is there any indication that Bill will be back in other Scarpetta books? Explain why the author would or would not reuse him.

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