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

2. What do Scarpetta and Marino fine in the house behind the Paulsson home?
(a) They find trade publications for the entertainment industry.
(b) They find pornographic magazines.
(c) They find the identification card belonging to Frank Paulsson.
(d) They find still warm food on the stove.

3. What hasn't Benton used at his home?
(a) The shower.
(b) The back porch.
(c) The hottub.
(d) The stairs.

4. How did Edgar Allen Pogue's father die?
(a) Pogue's father died from emphysema.
(b) Pogue's father commited suicide.
(c) Pogue's father disappeared.
(d) Pogue's father was hanged.

5. What do Benton and Lucy do at Marron Bell's?
(a) They go skiing.
(b) They go snow shoeing.
(c) They go swimming.
(d) They go shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what did Pogue's mother frequently nag him?

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

3. What kind of doctor is Dr. Paulsson?

4. Who owns the house behind the Paulsson home?

5. What is the foreman's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta begin to gather up and tell Mrs. Paulsson after she is in Mrs. Paulsson's home in chapter thirty-one?

2. What is the salesman in the tobacco shop able to tell Marino?

3. What is Browning told by Scarpetta about Edgar Allan Pogue in chapter forty-two?

4. What does Pogue think of Lucy's neighbor as he is going to check Lucy's mailbox to make sure the bomb isn't still there?

5. What did Pogue and Mrs. Arnette discuss before he killed her as Pogue recalls in chapter fifty-one?

6. What does Lucy do to imply that she is nervous and shy when she first walks into Dr. Paulsson's office in chapter forty-five?

7. Describe what happens when Scarpetta first arrives at Mrs. Paulsson's home in the beginning of chapter thirty-one when Scarpetta goes to confront Mrs. Paulsson about the attack on Marino.

8. In chapter fifty-one what events does Pogue recall that started his hatred for Lucy.

9. Why does Scarpetta not advise Rudy what to do about calling the police about the bomb?

10. What is Marino thinking about in chapter fifty-five while he is in the tobacco shop?

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