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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Lucy's search of AFIS take?
(a) About thirty minutes.
(b) Only a few days.
(c) Several hours.
(d) Almost six months.

2. Who relieves Scarpetta of her job?
(a) The governor.
(b) Benton.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Marino.

3. What does Scarpetta arrange for Lucy to do during Lucy's visit with Benton?
(a) Arts and crafts classes.
(b) Shooting lessons.
(c) A babysitter.
(d) Ski lessons.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was found in the envelope in Susan's home?
(a) A key to a safe.
(b) Several hundred dollars of cash.
(c) Incriminating photos.
(d) Scarpetta's wallet and keys.

10. What does Scarpetta smell in Ben's office?
(a) The smell of alcohol.
(b) A familiar cologne.
(c) The smell of something rotting, like a dead animal.
(d) The smell of marijuana.

11. According to the bird expert, what are the mysterious feathers?
(a) Elder down.
(b) Peacock feathers.
(c) Penguin feathers.
(d) Flamingo feathers.

12. What is Scarpetta looking for in Robyn Naismith's house?
(a) Lucy's fingerprints.
(b) Robyn's fingerprints.
(c) Eddie Heath's fingerprints.
(d) Waddell's fingerprints.

13. Where is Benton vacationing over the holidays?
(a) In New York City.
(b) At a ski lodge.
(c) On a tropical island in the Bahamas.
(d) In San Diego.

14. Who does Benton recommend for Scarpetta to hire as a lawyer?
(a) The attorney general.
(b) Marino.
(c) Grueman.
(d) His brother.

15. What chemical does Scarpetta use to look for evidence in the dark?
(a) Dioxide.
(b) Luminol.
(c) Clorox.
(d) Bleach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Scarpetta block the light from coming into Robyn's house?

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

3. What does Benton tell Scarpetta about the murders of Susan and the warden?

4. Why was Jennifer Deighton writing to Waddell?

5. Why was Susan in such need of money before her death?

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