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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Initially, how does Scarpetta respond to the request to look at her records?
(a) She refuses to give them over.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) She gets angry.
(d) She wants to contact a lawyer first.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jennifer wanted to help Waddell with his ________________.

2. Initially, who requests to look at Scarpetta's records?

3. What does Scarpetta find in Susan's office after her death?

4. Where does Scarpetta find the evidence she is looking for in Robyn's house?

5. Who goes with Scarpetta to visit Sullivan's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarpetta learn about the bullets used in both Eddie Heath's and Susan's cases?

2. How does Scarpetta explain away the incriminating evidence found in Susan's home?

3. Why does Scarpetta find the request to see her guns ridiculous?

4. Why does Scarpetta request that Benton put an article in the paper about the theft of jackets?

5. Why isn't anyone able to get fingerprints from Waddell?

6. What do Benton and Scarpetta find when they darken Robyn's old house?

7. Why does Benton not believe that Waddell would be capable of the recent murders?

8. Why is Scarpetta relieved of her duties?

9. What does Scarpetta suspect about the briefcase Jennifer's ex-husband gives her?

10. What personal advice does Marino give Scarpetta over lunch once rumors surrounding Susan's death have hit the papers?

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