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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Grimes by the end of the novel?
(a) She gets her job back.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She dies.
(d) She loses all of her money.

2. Why does Hilton Sullivan call the police?
(a) He is looking for Lucy.
(b) His condo has apparently been robbed.
(c) He wants to confess to the murders.
(d) He wants Scarpetta to finally acknowledge him.

3. On what condition will Jennifer's husband speak to Scarpetta?
(a) They meet in person.
(b) They meet in a very public place.
(c) He doesn't ask for any conditions.
(d) He is able to record the meeting.

4. What triggers Scarpetta into thinking that Sullivan might be lying?
(a) A prosecutor's question.
(b) New evidence.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A dream.

5. Where does Scarpetta find the evidence she is looking for in Robyn's house?
(a) Behind the toilet.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) On the front door.
(d) On the back of the couch.

6. In Scarpetta's thinking, what is the only thing of interest on her computer that would give someone a reason to break into it?
(a) Her bank account information.
(b) The passwords for all of her employers.
(c) Medical records of her autopsy patients.
(d) Waddell's autopsy report.

7. Over what do Benton and Scarpetta discuss their cases during the holidays?
(a) Over hot chocolate.
(b) Over drinks.
(c) Over dinner.
(d) Over the radio.

8. How does Sullivan treat the police when he calls them?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Like his best friends.
(d) With humor and grace.

9. Who collects the evidence needed from Robyn's house?
(a) Benton.
(b) Scarpetta.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Vander.

10. What does Scarpetta realize about Eddie Heath's killer?
(a) The killer was probably a woman.
(b) There were actually 2 or more killers.
(c) The killer is the same person who killed Robyn.
(d) The killer is a copycat.

11. How does Ben respond to Scarpetta's numerous accusations?
(a) He denies everything.
(b) He breaks down and confesses.
(c) He becomes vioently angry.
(d) He passes out from stress.

12. What does Scarpetta find in Susan's office after her death?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A secret letter.
(c) A lot of money that shouldn't be there.
(d) Nothing that she is looking for.

13. What does Benton do in response to Scarpetta's request to put an article in the paper?
(a) He agrees to do it, but does not follow through.
(b) None of these answers are correct.
(c) He does it.
(d) He tells her he won't do it .

14. Why do Scarpetta's guns need to be examined?
(a) To see if they have been fired lately.
(b) To see if they have been stolen.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) To see if one is the murder weapon.

15. Initially, who requests to look at Scarpetta's records?
(a) Benton.
(b) Office James Powers.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Marino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Susan come into right before she died?

2. What warning does Marino give Scarpetta about the evidence against her?

3. Who does Hilton Sullivan first present himself to be?

4. What do the newspapers suggest about Scarpetta and Susan in the days after Susan's death?

5. What was Robyn Naismith's body propped up against at her crime scene?

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