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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of kit does Pendergast take with him into the tunnels?
(a) A bomb kit.
(b) A gun cleaning kit.
(c) A shaving kit.
(d) A pocket disguise kit.

2. How long is the dump of a hundred million gallons of water expected to take?
(a) Four days.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Eight minutes.
(d) Two hours.

3. Who carries the pyros?
(a) Donovan.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Campion.
(d) Lorenzo.

4. What does Pendergast say that they can be sure of regarding the creatures?
(a) They can see in the dark.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) They are completely malevolent.
(d) They are fast.

5. What does Miller do when caught in the crowd of moles?
(a) Runs away from protection.
(b) Releases tear gas.
(c) Shoots to kill.
(d) Hides in a cubby.

6. What time is the drainage sequence scheduled for initiation?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 8:45 p.m.
(c) 12:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

7. What weapon is given to Smithback as the group proceeds to set the charges in the Bottleneck?
(a) AK-47.
(b) M-16.
(c) M-79.
(d) 16-gauge.

8. What does Mephisto ask Margo to do in the event of his death?
(a) Examine his bones.
(b) Deliver an envelope.
(c) Write his biography.
(d) Give his wife a message.

9. What is Frock's reasoning for dismissing Margo's theory about the killings?
(a) It goes directly against evolutionary theory.
(b) It is too farfetched.
(c) He hasn't had a chance to review her scientific analysis.
(d) All answers are correct.

10. What did Margo discover Greg's lab setup was for?
(a) Creating a new, potent psychotropic drug.
(b) Synthesizing vitamin D.
(c) Creating methamphetamine.
(d) Curing cancer.

11. What does Margo find growing on the surface of the Central Park Reservoir?
(a) A genetically altered algae.
(b) Protozoan colonies.
(c) Mbwun lilies.
(d) All answers are correct.

12. On what team are Donovan and Snow?
(a) Team Alpha.
(b) Team Beta.
(c) Team Gamma.
(d) Team Delta.

13. Where does Pendergast tell D'Agosta he must go after the fiasco of Jeffery's interview?
(a) Camden Yard.
(b) The ruined warehouse.
(c) The Devil's Attic.
(d) Route 666.

14. The man Hayward rescued in the tunnels is whose son?
(a) A state senator's.
(b) A day trader's.
(c) The police chief's.
(d) A high powered executive's.

15. What supposedly happens when the Mbwun plant is eaten?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) The fibers contain seeds which implant themselves in the host.
(c) Mammalian DNA is converted to reptilian DNA.
(d) A reovirus injects its host with reptilian DNA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what was the Mbwun plant derivative tested?

3. What are NVDs?

4. What does Hayward say to Pendergast when he asks her if she has any last words?

5. What does Pendergast say is the creature's gathering point?

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