View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Scarpetta call from her hotel?

2. What is Marino's nickname for Scarpetta?

3. What does Scarpetta drink in bed?

4. What kind of metal is in the dust found at the Witby and Paulsson's crimes?

5. Where did Whitby live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Describe what happens in chapter thirty-six when Rudy goes to Lucy's house.

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

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

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

10. Why does Scarpetta say that Pogue wouldn't have worried about catching the flu from Gilly Paulsson when he broke in to kill her even though Pogue had a disability that would have made the flu deadly to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Is this story believable? Explain.

Part 2) Does a story being believable make it more enjoyable? Explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the family relationships seen in the story. Pick one of the following to write about.

Part 1) Describe what is known about the Paulsson family relationship. Was there any indication that Gilly's parents did or did not love her? Explain.

Part 2) Discuss the relationship between Scarpetta and Lucy. Is it possible that they will be able to reconcile their differences? Explain.

Part 3) Take a closer look at the family relationship between Pogue and his mother. What can be deducted about their relationship given Pogue's inner dialogue with his dead mother? What else can be gathered from Pogue that points to his family connections?

Essay Topic 3

The hairy eyeball is seen often in the story.

Part 1) What does the hairy eyeball convey to the reader?

Part 2) What other symbols are seen in the story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 966 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample