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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Nick and Tanya do with their champagne glasses once they are empty?
(a) They refill them.
(b) The wrap them carefully for future celebrations.
(c) They smash them on the stones.
(d) They throw them into the pond.

3. What is the identity of the deformed skeleton?
(a) Dr. Cavalierei.
(b) Greg Kawakita.
(c) It is never identified.
(d) Simon Brambell.

4. Why is Nick Bitterman going to Belveder Castle?
(a) To meet his wife.
(b) To have lunch.
(c) To propose.
(d) To attend a business meeting.

5. On which floor does Mrs. Wisher live?
(a) Eighteenth floor.
(b) Eleventh floor.
(c) Twentieth floor.
(d) Second floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smithback's informant say his name is?

2. What was on the pair of athletic socks found at the site of the first homeless murder?

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

4. Where do Smithback and Margo have drinks after he runs into her while she is jogging?

5. What has Margo begun to carry in her purse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the homeless man who invades D'Agosta's office, and what is his reason for being there?

2. Why does Hayward say the tunnels are dangerous? Cite examples from the text.

3. Brambell and Frock are men of extraordinary intelligence. Why do you think their personalities clash?

4. What does Pendergast reveal about Hayward? How does Hayward feel about this revelation? How does D'Agosta feel about this revelation?

5. What are the repercussions of the $100,000 reward posted by Bill Smithback and the Post?

6. How does D'Agosta take Waxie's assignment as team leader for the investigation? Why does he feel it might be a good move for all concerned?

7. What is the basic precept of Frock's theory of fractal evolution? How would it apply to the events taking place in the story?

8. What is Brambell's theory about what animal is responsible for the teeth marks on Pamela Wisher's bones? How does this change the direction of the investigation?

9. When Mephisto gives Smithback the nickname "scriblerian," what does he imply?

10. To what does Dr. Frock attribute the Mbwun's existence and its unlikely appearance in New York?

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