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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the holiday party being held that Scarpetta attends?
(a) In the mayor's office.
(b) In Washington, D.C.
(c) In her neighborhood.
(d) In her own home.

2. On what day does Lucy fly up to see Scarpetta?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

3. What is Susan Story's job?
(a) She is Scarpetta's boss.
(b) She is Scarpetta's niece.
(c) She is the morgue supervisor.
(d) She is Scarpetta's supervisor.

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

5. What has happened to the fingerprints taken from Waddell during his autopsy?
(a) They have been switched with Scarpetta's.
(b) No one knows; they are missing.
(c) They got ruined in a flood.
(d) They got burned in a fire.

6. Who is Vander?
(a) Scarpetta's personal trainer.
(b) Scarpetta's current boyfriend.
(c) Scarpetta's fingerprint expert.
(d) Scarpetta's gardener.

7. What office issues a report about the residue found on Eddie Heath's wrists?
(a) The president's office.
(b) The mayor's office.
(c) Trace.
(d) Ballistics.

8. What does Scarpetta find on her computer after Susan has gone there to lie down?
(a) Incriminating pictures.
(b) A file she did not create.
(c) A resignation letter.
(d) Drugs.

9. What has Lucy done to Scarpetta's office without asking while Scarpetta is at work?
(a) Rearranged it.
(b) Cleaned it.
(c) Totally messed it up.
(d) Redecorated it.

10. What does Scarpetta think of the lack of abrasions on Heath's wrists?
(a) He was bound after he was shot.
(b) He was definitely not killed by Waddell.
(c) The tape was very loose.
(d) Someone other than the killer put tape on his wrists.

11. Why does Scarpetta decide to stop at Susan's house on her way to a party?
(a) Scarpetta to drop off Susan's belongings from the lab.
(b) Scarpetta wants to give Susan a gift.
(c) Scarpetta wants to tell her Susan is fired.
(d) Scarpetta is taking homemade chicken soup to Susan.

12. Who tells Scarpetta that Susan has gone home sick?
(a) Lucy.
(b) James Powers.
(c) Ben Stevens.
(d) Pete Marino.

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

14. What suggests that Waddell hasn't eaten in a few days?
(a) His hair is falling out.
(b) His skin is unusually dry.
(c) His tubular stomach.
(d) His skin is unusually moist.

15. What ends Scarpetta's visit to Susan's house?
(a) The arrival of Susan's husband.
(b) A burglar coming in.
(c) Scarpetta's alarm clock.
(d) Scarpetta is called to another crime scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was the suspicious message on Scarpetta's computer written?

2. Where does Waddell's body have strange abrasions?

3. Whose fingerprint has been found in the dining room of Jennifer Deighton's house?

4. How easy is it for Lucy to get into Scarpetta's database?

5. Which police officer arrives to watch Waddell's autopsy?

(see the answer keys)

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