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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 do Scarpetta and Lucy decorate?

2. What does Scarpetta conclude after examining the electric chair at the prison?

3. How does Susan's sister die?

4. What does Susan break during Eddie Heath's autopsy?

5. What does Scarpetta let Lucy borrow while she is staying with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marino confess to Scarpetta about his dating life while over at her house on Christmas?

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

4. What does Lucy think is going on with Waddell's fingerprints supposedly being found at Jennifer's death scene?

5. What does Jennifer Deighton do for a living?

6. How are Scarpetta and Jennifer Deighton connected?

7. What is so strange about the prison warden's behavior at the holiday party Scarpetta attends?

8. What does Scarpetta learn from the prison guard about Waddell's final hours?

9. Who was Robyn Naismith?

10. What has happened to Eddie Heath?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Describe at least 4 ways that the novel is changed ,either positively or negatively, by having detailed cooking scenes with Scarpetta. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

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