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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta notice immediately about Waddell's body?

2. What does Lucy think someone was trying to do on Scarpetta's computer?

3. How is Susan Stone killed?

4. Where was Eddie Heath's body found?

5. How does Nicholas Grueman usually make Scarpetta feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Trace find out about the residue on Heath's wrists?

2. What does Lucy suggest about what has happened to Scarpetta's computer?

3. What suspicious call does Scarpetta get while in the lab after Jennifer's autopsy?

4. What does Jennifer Deighton do for a living?

5. Why is the prison nearly empty when Marino and Scarpetta go to investigate Waddell's execution?

6. What medical case/situation does a detective ask for Scarpetta's advice on while she is dealing with Waddell's body?

7. What conclusion do Marino and Scarpetta come to regarding Jennifer's death?

8. What is Scarpetta's feeling on the death penalty?

9. What do Lucy and Scarpetta do on Christmas morning?

10. What reasons does Susan give Scarpetta for why she has been acting funny lately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Present a well-reasoned paper arguing whether the reader is supposed to find Lucy a likable (intelligent, funky young adult) character OR an unlikable (spoiled, bratty, obnoxious teenager) character. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least 4 negative aspects of having a protagonist as strong as Dr. Scarpetta. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Given what you know about Scarpetta's character, address why she is so hesitant to discuss the money she took out of her account to help the Hales. Make sure to discuss at least 3 specific events or decisions in the novel that help develop the reader's awareness of Scarpetta's personality that lead her to not be open about her offer to the Hales.

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