4. What do Scarpetta and Benton say that the women had in common in chapter fifteen after Scarpetta explains about her conversation with Cecile's family?

5. What does Spiro say is the reason that some people kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the phone conversation that takes place between Scarpetta and Abby Turnbull in the end of chapter fourteen.

2. In the end of chapter fifteen what is Scarpetta dreaming about?

3. What does Marino come in with in chapter thirteen?

4. What do Lucy and Scarpetta talk about at the kitchen table in chapter nine?

5. Describe the phone conversation that occurs with Cecile's family in chapter fourteen.

6. What does Abby say in chapter eleven is the reason that she hates Bill Boltz.

7. What is Scarpetta told when her mother calls in chapter nine?

8. What does Lucy think about in regards to Lucy's IQ in chapter fourteen?

9. Describe the results of the testing done by Scarpetta and Vander in chapter ten with the pink soap.

10. In the beginning of chapter fourteen how does Scarpetta describe her sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) In what ways does Scarpetta compare to her predecessor, Cagney?

Part 2) Is it possible that much of what she feels, in regards to the way she is viewed compared to Cagney, is only psychological? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss motives.

Part 1) What is the motive behind Amburgey's actions?

Part 2) What is the motive behind Marino's actions?

Part 3) What is the motive behind Wingo's actions?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Compare Scarpetta and Marino. What do these characters have in common? What is different about them?

Part 2) How does Scarpetta feel about Marino at the end of the book compared to the beginning.

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