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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 Abby say Henna's plans had been for Saturday?

2. In chapter fifteen what does Scarpetta do before she gets into bed?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Scarpetta tell Abby about her sister's death in chapter thirteen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe the effect that the stress has on Scarpetta over the course of the story.

Part 2) Is it understandable that Scarpetta forgot to load the gun?

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