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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of phobia does Dr. Marcus have?
(a) The fear of spiders.
(b) The fear of garbage collectors and garbage trucks.
(c) The fear of open spaces.
(d) The fear of closed spaces.

2. What does Marino think he has done to Mrs. Paulsson?
(a) He thinks he has raped her.
(b) He thinks he has left her for dead.
(c) He thinks he has hit her with his car.
(d) He thinks he has locked her in her bedroom.

3. What is Lucy's neighbor's name?
(a) Kate.
(b) Irene.
(c) Henri.
(d) Max.

4. What does Scarpetta do at the hotel?
(a) She yells loudly at Marino for being a jerk.
(b) She orders Marino some food.
(c) She runs Marino a bath.
(d) She tucks Marino in bed.

5. Who is Dr. Scarpetta's successor as the chief medical examiner of Virginia?
(a) Dr. James Marcus.
(b) Dr. John Marcus.
(c) Dr. Joel Marcus.
(d) Dr. Jed Marcus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the prints Lucy lifted from the eyeball drawing match?

2. How old was Lucy when she met Marino?

3. What swab is a match to the Whitby swab?

4. Who does Scarpetta complain to about the morgue?

5. What does Scarpetta wear to preform the re-autopsy of Gilly Paulsson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in the end of chapter twenty eight in which Marino is watching Scarpetta finish up gather samples at the scene of the Whitby death.

2. What does Lucy find out about Dr. Joel Marcus?

3. On the day of Henri's assault, why was Lucy driving the blue Ferrari?

4. What does Scarpetta notice about Marino in the beginning of chapter twenty-six that lets her know how hard Marino is taking things?

5. Describe Dr. Marcus' behavior on Monday and Thursdays' of every week.

6. Describe the events that happen at Mrs. Paulsson's house as Marino describes them to Scarpetta.

7. How does the visit go when Lucy goes to see her next door neighbor?

8. Why does Dr. Kay Scarpetta come to Richmond, Va?

9. Describe Mrs. Paulsson's bathroom.

10. Describe the dining and living area of Lucy's Florida home.

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