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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Smithbeck's informant ask to meet him?
(a) A Penn Station bathroom.
(b) The police station.
(c) In a coffee shop.
(d) The airport baggage claim area.

2. What metaphor is used to describe the Reservoir in Chapter 16?
(a) It was a shimmering ribbon of sequins.
(b) It was a slightly curved smile on the face of New York.
(c) It was a sheet of beaten gold.
(d) It was a mirror of deep reflection.

3. What does the waiter bring to Margo and Smithback along with their drinks in Chapter 15?
(a) A bowl of filberts.
(b) A bowl of crackers.
(c) A bowl of peanuts.
(d) A bowl of popcorn.

4. What odor does Smithback detect when following his informant into the small hole?
(a) Wood smoke.
(b) Decomposition.
(c) Raw sewage.
(d) Brick dust.

5. What is Snow preparing to do at the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Drive.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dive.

6. What nickname has Smitback given to Margo in Chapter 15?
(a) Sweet Pea.
(b) Lotus Blossom.
(c) Darling.
(d) Rose Petal.

7. What is the name of the librarian at the New York Historical Society?
(a) Willson.
(b) Cushing.
(c) Horlocker.
(d) Padelsky.

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

9. How much is the reward for information into the murders?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $250,000.

10. What is Snow looking for after a police shootout?
(a) A brick of heroin.
(b) A kidnapped girl.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A stolen car.

11. Where do Smithback and Margo have drinks after he runs into her while she is jogging?
(a) Hard Rock Cafe.
(b) Café des Artistes.
(c) Four Seasons.
(d) The Rainbow Room.

12. What was on the pair of athletic socks found at the site of the first homeless murder?
(a) Blood.
(b) Rat droppings.
(c) Mud.
(d) Mold.

13. What is the Devil's Attic?
(a) The highest level of the tunnels.
(b) The lowest level of the city.
(c) The area occupied only by murderers.
(d) The place where the tunnel inhabitants bury their dead.

14. What is the name of the Chihuahua that tries to attack D'Agosta?
(a) Bruiser.
(b) Little Man.
(c) Jose.
(d) Petit Chou.

15. What is the working theory about the second skeleton found in the waterway?
(a) It is not real.
(b) It is a Native American burial site.
(c) It is the Missing Link.
(d) It is an animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What or who are Pendergast and D'Agosta looking for in the tunnels in Chapter 22?

2. What nickname does Pendergast give his tunnel alter-ego?

3. What does Hayward tell Waxie and D'Agosta to watch for in the lower level?

4. What is the name of New York City's assistant medical examiner?

5. What is a Stumpiniceps troglodytes?

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