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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dr. Kay Scarpetta?
(a) Just a regular doctor.
(b) A nurse with a PhD.
(c) The medical examiner.
(d) A microbiologist .

2. Why must Susan lie down during Eddie Health's autopsy?
(a) Because she cannot see now that her glasses are broken.
(b) Because she has compromised the security of the lab by breaking Scarpetta's computer.
(c) Because she is of no use with her broken wrist.
(d) Because the formaldehyde is not good for pregnant women.

3. Where does Scarpetta find an envelope on Waddell's body?
(a) Hidden on the bottom of his foot.
(b) Taped to his leg.
(c) Taped to his arm.
(d) In his back pocket.

4. Who does Scarpetta meet at the hospital to examine Eddie Heath?
(a) No one.
(b) Detective Joe Trent.
(c) Detective Pete Marino.
(d) Officer James Powers.

5. Where does Waddell's body have strange abrasions?
(a) His ankles.
(b) His arms.
(c) His legs.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ronnie Joe Waddell executed?

2. What does Scarpetta think of the lack of abrasions on Heath's wrists?

3. When the novel first opens, who is Scarpetta waiting for in the morgue?

4. What does Eddie Health die from?

5. Whose name does Scarpetta willingly remove as a witness to Eddie Heath's autopsy?

(see the answer key)

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