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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. Who calls in the end of chapter nine while Scarpetta and Lucy are sitting at the table?

3. What does Marino and Scarpetta both comment in chapter twelve that the victims all had in common?

4. What does Scarpetta hear when she answers the phone in chapter ten?

5. Lucy keeps telling Scarpetta that it will be nice when what happens in chapter ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Part 1) Explain why it is that these murders would be viewed differently than if a homeless person or someone of low reputation was murdered.

Part 2) Does this seem to be a realities public reaction? Explain.

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