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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 say is hidden beside the modem in Scarpetta's closet?

2. What does Scarpetta's mother get on to her for in chapter nine?

3. What does Lucy tell Scarpetta to look at to see if the computer information has been changed?

4. What does Lucy change the password to in chapter fourteen?

5. In chapter twelve who does Scarpetta say the person who is going to pay will be while thinking of all the information that is coming from Abby Turnbull?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in chapter nine after Lucy goes to bed?

4. In chapter eleven what does Abby recall about telling her sister to be careful?

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

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

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

8. Describe the changes that Scarpetta is noticing and what she is thinking about as she drives home in the beginning of chapter nine.

9. What does Scarpetta and Boltz discuss over dinner in chapter ten?

10. In the end of chapter fifteen what is Scarpetta dreaming about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Part 1) Does Scarpetta feel regret for the murderer's death? Explain her reactions.

Part 2) Speculate on how Scarpetta would have reacted had it been her that had killed the murderer rather than Marino.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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