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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 Lucy tell Scarpetta she should stop doing?

2. In the beginning of chapter nine what does Scarpetta say she is sure has something to do with the missing link between the women?

3. What does Spiro tell Scarpetta that the killer may not have realized when he killed Henna?

4. Who does Abby say has been her source?

5. What does Scarpetta imagine that the killer has done after reading the newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about Scarpetta's childhood in chapter nine?

3. 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?

4. Describe the results of the testing done by Scarpetta and Vander in chapter ten with the pink soap.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Abby say in chapter eleven is the reason that she hates Bill Boltz.

10. Explain what is discovered about the killer by the end of the book.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss loyalty.

Part 1) Who in the story proves their loyalty by the end of the book. Which of these characters, if any, is this surprising of?

Part 2) Which of the characters in the story lets Scarpetta down in regards to their loyalty? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Both Scarpetta and Abby Turnbull are career women. Describe their personalities.

Part 2) Speculate on the reasons that Abby didn't go to the police with her accusations of Bill Boltz's rape. Would Scarpetta have done the same as Abby? Explain your answer.

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