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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter six what does Betty say that the fibers on the knife from the crime scene are consistent with?
(a) Clothing from previous victims.
(b) Matt Peterson's jacket.
(c) Lori Peterson's bed sheets.
(d) Lori Peterson's nightgown.

2. What does Mr. Peterson major in at his school?
(a) Math.
(b) Physics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Psychology.

3. In chapter eight where does Marino say he wants to take Scarpetta?
(a) Somewhere fun.
(b) Out to eat.
(c) To a show.
(d) On a tour.

4. What had Benton been before becoming an FBI agent?
(a) Piano tuner.
(b) Roofer.
(c) Sanitation worker.
(d) High school principal.

5. What was Lori Peterson's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Exotic dancer.
(c) Physician.
(d) Teacher.

6. What does Scarpetta say is a prerequisite of a person her sister is willing to date?
(a) Anything that is in close range.
(b) Anything on two legs.
(c) Someone who is willing to say 'hello.'
(d) She doesn't date.

7. Who is Scarpetta thinking about in the beginning of chapter six as a person that might be responsible for breaking into the computer system to look for Lori Peterson's information?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Abby Turnbull.
(c) Marino.
(d) Matt Peterson.

8. What does Scarpetta say is the cruelest form of punishments?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Electrocutions.
(d) Sexual harassment.

9. What does Marino say happened when they started questioning Mr. Peterson?
(a) He refused to answer any questions.
(b) His personality completely changed.
(c) He admitted he hated his wife.
(d) He kept changing his story.

10. What had Lori eaten very close to the time of her death?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Cheese crackers.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Salad.

11. What does Scarpetta say might be the reason that the other women weren't associated with an odd smell?
(a) The bodies were wiped down.
(b) No one knew to look for a smell.
(c) There were smaller amounts of the myster substance on the others.
(d) Because they were found so long after the murders.

12. What play does Marino say Mr. Peterson is involved in?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

13. What two magazines does Scarpetta notice on the table in Lori Peterson's home?
(a) Scientific American and the New England Journal of Medicine.
(b) National Geographic and Malpractice 'How Not To's'.
(c) People and Time.
(d) Todays Doctor and Oncology Updates.

14. What is found in Mrs. Peterson's dresser drawer that Scarpetta finds unusual?
(a) A red rose.
(b) A box of Trojans.
(c) A unsigned note pressumably from a lover.
(d) A bottle of liquor.

15. What does Marino say he had done before he became a cop?
(a) Was a 911 dispatcher.
(b) Was a teacher.
(c) Delivered flowers.
(d) Worked for UPS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found on both the card print that contains Mr. Peterson's fingerprints and the hunting knife found at the scene?

2. What does Scarpetta say she tries to do with cops like Marino in chapter one?

3. What does the laser find of Peterson's body?

4. Who does Scarpetta say that her co-worker, Betty, reminded her of?

5. Who does Amburgey say that the press has cited their source as in the paper?

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