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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 pattern does Baden find in the .22 caliber killer, the New York Slasher, and the Buffalo Slasher?

2. How does cocaine kill people?

3. How did Jerald Sklar claim Catherine Fried had killed her husband?

4. How does heroin kill?

5. What punishment did Carl Coppolino receive for the murder of his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how and why Jascalevich killed the patients of other doctors.

2. Explain how Baden used the digestive system to determine time of death in the Hendricks case.

3. Explain the three themes of Baden's affidavit in the case of Claus von Bulow.

4. Explain why the prisoners at Attica were rioting, including those things mentioned that were problems for the corrections board.

5. Explain Ondine's syndrome.

6. Explain what actually happened to Daphne Mellon.

7. Explain why, from the beginning, Baden believed the police had the wrong time of death for Gail Morris.

8. Describe the symptoms of a heroin overdose, and how it kills.

9. Describe why a body in the desert mummifies, and why a body in the Arctic stays bacteria free.

10. Explain how Baden knew the hostages were killed by the guards.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Mary Beth Tinning case, nine children died before someone thought to question the parents of the children. MEs, hospital staff, neighbors, friends, social services, and others all had the same information, but refused to question the situation.

Part 1.) Explain the circumstances that allowed this tragedy to unfold.

Part 2.) Discuss the SIDS diagnosis, in terms of why it is seldom questioned.

Part 3.) Write a brief opinion statement, noting whether you believe the system is partially responsible for these deaths, and why.

Essay Topic 2

The novel discusses additional methods to deteremine time of death, those of the potassium eye test and the use of the digestive system.

Part 1) List each method, and discuss, in detail, how that method helps determine the time of death.

Part 2) Compare and contrast the methods. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 3) Compare these methods with rigor mortis, livor mortis, and algor mortis. Why are these methods sometimes needed? What benefit do these methods have that the others do not? Be sure to explain your answer using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the Joseph Christopher case, Baden points out several odd serial killer characteristics. What made Christopher a rare serial killer? What were his methods? What were his motives? How does this differ from other serial killers? Be sure to be detailed in your answers, and include each phase of Christopher's killing spree, including:

• The shootings in Buffalo

• The killings of the taxi drivers

• The slashings in New York

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