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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 Pogue do to the cherry?

2. What color baseball bat did Pogue carry inside the shop?

3. What do Scarpetta and Marino fine in the house behind the Paulsson home?

4. Where does Lucy go after leaving the airport?

5. What did Dr. Paulsson buy from Mrs. Arnette?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Scarpetta first arrives at Mrs. Paulsson's home in the beginning of chapter thirty-one when Scarpetta goes to confront Mrs. Paulsson about the attack on Marino.

2. What information is Dr. Paulsson able to give Lucy about Gilly?

3. What does Rudy call Scarpetta to tell her in chapter forty-two?

4. What happens in chapter thirty-four when Scarpetta calls Benton?

5. What does Mrs. Paulson tell Marino and Scarpetta about the man living next door, Pogue, in chapter forty-three?

6. In chapter thirty-five how does Pogue describe the eye?

7. How does Benton describe Henri in chapter forty-five?

8. What does Scarpetta tell Marino in chapter thirty-three when he asks if she is sure that Mrs. Paulsson won't call the cops?

9. What does Lucy do to imply that she is nervous and shy when she first walks into Dr. Paulsson's office in chapter forty-five?

10. What change does Lucy notice in Henri in chapter fifty-six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of women and men in the story aren't always shown in typical ways in the story, such as Scarpetta and Lucy both having what could be thought of as jobs for men.

Part 1) In what other ways are gender issues shown or challeneged in the story?

Part 2) What other issues come up in the story although they don't necessarily pertain to the story? Explain how they are shown.

Essay Topic 2

Lucy and Scarpetta are very different characters.

Part 1) Discuss the major differences in these two characters.

Part 2) What is the different roles that these two characters play?

Part 3) Is it easier to like one of these two characters over the other? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

It is said in the story that Henri is narcissistic.

Part 1) Pick three other characters in the book and explain in what ways they show, at least, moments of narcissism. Give examples of their narcissism.

Part 2) Could it be that Marino was being narcissistic to some extent when he didn't want to show Scarpetta his wounds? Explain.

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