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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 question does Pendergast ask D'Agosta when they see the squatters' fire in the tunnel?
(a) "How many fingers do you see?"
(b) "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"
(c) "Could this be the break we're looking for?"
(d) "You want the ones on the left or the ones on the right?"

2. What kind of biologist is Margo?
(a) Physical.
(b) Evolutionary.
(c) Microscopic.
(d) Macroscopic.

3. What kind of tests were run on the two skeletons found in the river?
(a) Antiboldy testing.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Osteological analysis.
(d) Toxic residue testing.

4. What does Pendergast say is the largest inhabited region on earth that remains unmapped?
(a) Underground New York.
(b) Outer Mongolia.
(c) Antipodes.
(d) Milwaukee.

5. In Chapter 11, who leads the group through the tunnel?
(a) All of the answers are incorrect.
(b) D'Agosta.
(c) Waxie.
(d) Hayward.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are in Linnaeus Hall for the presentation of the evidence gleaned from the Bitterman autopsy?

2. What does the waiter bring to Margo and Smithback along with their drinks in Chapter 15?

3. What is the name of the librarian at the New York Historical Society?

4. What exhibition was opening at the Museum eighteen months before the current murders took place?

5. Why does Margo say she likes Smithback's second article on Pamela Wisher?

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