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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the shy red headed man Scarpetta thinks of?
(a) Wesley Benton.
(b) Frank Marino.
(c) Edgar Allen Pogue.
(d) Junius Enipe.

2. What kind of knocker do the Paulsson's have?
(a) A knocker in the shape of a Navy anchor.
(b) A knocker in the shape of a bell.
(c) A knocker in the shape of a pineapple that is brass.
(d) They do not have a knocker, they have a doorbell.

3. What is in Pogue's pocket that he keeps touching?
(a) Copper and lead cartridges.
(b) His Cuban cigars.
(c) His mother's ashes.
(d) His car keys.

4. Who watches Scarpetta walk through the red mud?
(a) Edgar Allen Pogue.
(b) Joel Marcus.
(c) The construction workers.
(d) The mayor.

5. What had Dr. Paulsson canceled to fit Lucy into his schedule?
(a) Dr. Paulsson canceled his weekly tennis match.
(b) Dr. Paulsson canceled his weekly golf game.
(c) Dr. Paulsson canceled his weekly Mass.
(d) Dr. Paulsson canceled his weekly dental cleaning.

6. Who does Pogue call "The Big Fish?"
(a) Kay.
(b) Henri.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Frank.

7. Benton tells Kay she has a great sense of what?
(a) Timing.
(b) Touch.
(c) Smell.
(d) Style.

8. Where are Marino's injuries located?
(a) His knees.
(b) His feet.
(c) His hands.
(d) His genitials.

9. How long has Rudy been at the training camp office?
(a) Rudy's been at the training camp office all night.
(b) Rudy's been at the training camp office about two hours.
(c) Rudy's been at the training camp office for four hours.
(d) Rudy's been at the training camp office about three hours.

10. Where is the snow piled high outside from where Lucy is?
(a) In the icee machine.
(b) In the empty swimming pool.
(c) In the black spruce and aspen trees.
(d) In the riverbed.

11. What do the workers use to pulverize bone chunks in the crematorium?
(a) Rubber coated mallets.
(b) Meat tenderizers.
(c) Hammers.
(d) Baseball bats.

12. What kind of vehicle does Suzanne Paulsson drive?
(a) She drives a Mercedes.
(b) She drives a SUV.
(c) She drives a mini van.
(d) She drives a Landrover.

13. What color is the cup in Lucy's mailbox?
(a) The cup found in Lucy's mailbox is white.
(b) The cup found in Lucy's mailbox is black.
(c) The cup found in Lucy's mailbox is orange with a green lid.
(d) The cup found in Lucy's mailbox is green with an orange lid.

14. What is Marino's nickname for Scarpetta?
(a) Scar face.
(b) Kay Kay.
(c) Doc.
(d) Petta.

15. Why is Gilly's bedroom window lock broken?
(a) The lock is broken because Gilly put it up and down when Sweetie was in the yard.
(b) The window lock was broken because Gilly's attacker broke in the home there.
(c) The window lock was broken because Gilly got mad and threw a toy out of it.
(d) The window lock was broken because Mrs. Paulsson broke it while cleaning it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Philpott remember Dr. Scarpetta?

2. What cause Pogue's disability?

3. What kind of cigars did Pogue want to purchase?

4. Who meets Lucy at the airport?

5. What is the name of Lucy's private investigation firm?

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