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

2. What does Marino suggest when the extra evidence is found unlabeled in the lab refrigerator at the ME's office?

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

4. What had Abby went to New York for?

5. What does Spiro tell Scarpetta to let the men in her world know?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe what happens while Scarpetta is listening to the 911 tapes that Marino let her take home.

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

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

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

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 motives.

Part 1) What is the motive behind Amburgey's actions?

Part 2) What is the motive behind Marino's actions?

Part 3) What is the motive behind Wingo's actions?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following to write about:

1) Speculate on what it was about Matt Peterson that Scarpetta also believed was not adding up. Is there a reason that the author wouldn't have gone back to answer this question?

2) What role does the DNA and forensic evidence play in the story? Could the story have been written and focused much less on this information? Explain.

3) Which of the subplots seen in the story are likely to be looked at again in later books in the series? Explain why these seem significant.

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