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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 Dr. Paulsson do to Lucy first during his exam?

2. What hasn't Benton used at his home?

3. What is Pogue's personal worries each time he drinks?

4. Where did Whitby live?

5. What did Dr. Paulsson buy from Mrs. Arnette?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter thirty-five how does Pogue describe the eye?

2. What does Scarpetta find in the abandoned building where she and Pogue used to work in chapter fifty-four?

3. Describe the scene in chapter fifty-seven when Pogue goes into buy the Cuban cigars.

4. What does Scarpetta answer when Marino asks what if Mrs. Paulsson has aids?

5. Describe the bomb that was left in Lucy's mailbox.

6. What change does Lucy notice in Henri in chapter fifty-six?

7. How does Benton describe Henri in chapter forty-five?

8. What does Lucy say to Henri, contradicting what Henri is saying is the reason for the attack?

9. What happens in chapter thirty-four when Scarpetta calls Benton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy and Scarpetta are very different characters.

Part 1) Discuss the major differences in these two characters.

Part 2) What is the different roles that these two characters play?

Part 3) Is it easier to like one of these two characters over the other? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Paulsson talked about the dog Sweetie.

Part 1) What was significant about Mrs. Paulsson's explanation about the non existent dog?

Part 2) Why does Mrs. Paulsson continue to cling to the idea of a dog even after she is told that they know there never was a dog?

Part 3) Could there have been a pet other than a dog introduced or was the fact that the mythical pet was a dog important? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The role of women and men in the story aren't always shown in typical ways in the story, such as Scarpetta and Lucy both having what could be thought of as jobs for men.

Part 1) In what other ways are gender issues shown or challeneged in the story?

Part 2) What other issues come up in the story although they don't necessarily pertain to the story? Explain how they are shown.

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