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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapers 40 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the powder that the mystery man in Chapter 8 mixes with water?
(a) Light jade.
(b) Vermilion.
(c) Sulfur yellow.
(d) Cyan.

2. On what item does D'Agosta strike a match in Chapter 7?
(a) The matchbox.
(b) All answers are incorrect.
(c) The sole of his shoe.
(d) The underside of his desk.

3. What coats the staircase down to the lower level of the tunnels?
(a) Rust.
(b) Paint.
(c) Lime.
(d) Lichens.

4. What does Pendergast say is the creature's gathering point?
(a) The Crystal Pavilion.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Knickerbocker Hotel.
(d) The Grand Central Station.

5. What happened to Jumbo, P.T. Barnum's elephant?
(a) He was killed by an angry mob.
(b) He was hit by a freight train.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He was strangled with the chain that held him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time are the valves to be opened at the Water Authority?

2. What business with Mephisto does Pendergast tell the squatters he has?

3. What kind of tests were run on the two skeletons found in the river?

4. What does Margo find growing on the surface of the Central Park Reservoir?

5. What is D'Agosta's theory about the murders in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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