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

2. 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) Todays Doctor and Oncology Updates.
(c) National Geographic and Malpractice 'How Not To's'.
(d) People and Time.

3. What does Frank believe the electric cords in the Peterson home has been cut with?
(a) Kitchen knife.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Matt Peterson's survival knife.
(d) Same knife used to kill the other victims.

4. What does Scarpetta say to Mrs. Peterson as she is leaving?
(a) That his wife didn't suffer.
(b) That she will call him.
(c) That she is sorry for his loss.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarpetta say is the cruelest form of punishments?

2. Where does Mr. Peterson say his wife had been working?

3. How does Marino describe Mr. Peterson in chapter two?

4. What does Marino say he had done before he became a cop?

5. What does Marino say about the killer when Scarpetta asks if he is killing more frequently because of the press?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter five what does Benton say about the killer?

2. What does Scarpetta explain in chapter one that she suspects about the killer, Mr. Nobody, that they are looking for?

3. Describe the scene in chapter two where Scarpetta is alone in the morgue.

4. Describe what Scarpetta is thinking about her sister while in the kitchen with Lucy in chapter seven?

5. What is Scarpetta told happened to their computer system in chapter five?

6. Describe the scene in chapter five when Marino becomes upset with Kay and Benton just before he storms out of the room.

7. What is Scarpetta told while in Amburgey's office in chapter six?

8. In chapter two what does Scarpetta note about Lori Peterson's injuries?

9. What information can Frank give Scarpetta in chapter six?

10. Describe the scene outside when Scarpetta leaves the crime scene.

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