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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Waddell want to attend his execution?
(a) Scarpetta.
(b) Lucy.
(c) The president.
(d) Governor Norring.

3. What job offer does Benton make to Scarpetta by the end of the novel?
(a) To become the new director of the National Health Administration.
(b) To become a professor at Georgetown University.
(c) To become his assistant.
(d) To join his Behavioral Science Unit team.

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

5. What is Sullivan's real name?
(a) David Barton.
(b) Temple Gault.
(c) James Powers.
(d) Brock Bannister.

6. Why does no one know for sure what was stolen from Robyn Naismith's home?
(a) Robyn was very, very busy.
(b) Robyn lived alone.
(c) Robyn had a habit of storing things for other people.
(d) The murderer burned Robyn's house down before he left.

7. What does Benton think of Lucy's idea that someone broke into AFIS and changed the fingerprints?
(a) Benton thinks the idea is impossible.
(b) Benton thinks Lucy might be right.
(c) Benton is indifferent.
(d) Benton agrees with the idea just to be nice.

8. Why does Robyn's ex-husband keep calling Scarpetta?
(a) Robyn's ex-husband knows about her past.
(b) Robyn was never married.
(c) Robyn's ex-husband has information that may help the case.
(d) Robyn's ex-husband is angry that no one has solved her murder.

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

10. What does Lucy discover about Waddell's fingerprints?
(a) They were never taken.
(b) Someone changed them.
(c) They somehow match Scarpetta's.
(d) They somehow match her own.

11. What does Scarpetta search Susan's office for after Susan's death?
(a) Keys.
(b) Secret passwords.
(c) Memos commending her good work.
(d) Receipts.

12. Why does Scarpetta think Sullivan might have reported the robbery of his apartment?
(a) To confuse Scarpetta.
(b) To get his picture in the paper.
(c) To get the reward money when the killer is later caught.
(d) To keep police from connecting the gun to him.

13. Why is Scarpetta not looking forward to her meeting with Grueman after her meeting with the bird expert?
(a) Scarpetta is intimidated by Grueman.
(b) Grueman is always horribly boring.
(c) Scarpetta will have to confess that the state executed the wrong man.
(d) Scarpetta knows Grueman will not listen.

14. What kind of article does Scarpetta request Benton put in the newspaper?
(a) An article about the theft of leather jackets.
(b) An article about the theft of yellow jackets.
(c) An article about the theft of eider down jackets.
(d) An article about the theft of medical jackets.

15. What does Marino want Scarpetta to prove to him?
(a) That she bought the scarf for Susan.
(b) That she truly loves him and not Benton.
(c) That she hasn't cheated on him.
(d) That Lucy is not his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta do to keep herself calm when she is under suspicion?

2. Who relieves Scarpetta of her job?

3. Who requests to see Scarpetta's guns?

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

5. What kind of character is Benton Wesley?

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