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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who requests a meeting with D'Agosta in Chapter 7?
(a) Sergeant Hayward.
(b) Bill Smithback.
(c) Margo.
(d) Mephisto.

4. In what bar does Smithback make his phone call in Chapter 6?
(a) The Cat's Paw.
(b) The Cat-O-Nine Bar.
(c) The Cat's Meow.
(d) The Cat's Eye.

5. What does Hayward tell Waxie and D'Agosta to watch for in the lower level?
(a) That they don't get piped.
(b) That they avoid the third rail.
(c) That they don't step in feces.
(d) All of the answers are correct.

6. 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.

7. Why does Margo say she likes Smithback's second article on Pamela Wisher?
(a) He answered every possible question about Pamela.
(b) He wrote very eloquently.
(c) All of the answers are incorrect.
(d) He didn't objectify the victim.

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

9. What is the name of the theory presented by Dr. Frock?
(a) Disparate evolution.
(b) Fractal evolution.
(c) Frockian evolution.
(d) Creationist evolution.

10. What does Mephisto call rats?
(a) Delicious.
(b) The other white meat.
(c) Track rabbits.
(d) Vermin.

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

12. What is D'Agosta's theory about the murders in Chapter 20?
(a) That the murders are the work of a serial killer.
(b) That the murders are definitely attributable to the homeless population.
(c) That a cult might be committing the murders.
(d) That the deaths aren't linked at all.

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

14. What is another name given to the homeless population in the tunnels?
(a) Moles.
(b) Filth.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Hobos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margo visit the 27th Precinct House in Chapter 19?

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

3. In what year was Linnaeus Hall constructed?

4. Smithback's informant insists that Smtihback must meet whom?

5. What is the name of the bridge in Chapter 1?

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