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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. How long did the Crown Heights riot last a few years before?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Twenty-two hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

2. Margo and D'Agosta come to what conclusion about Greg's motivations in taking the drug himself?
(a) He wanted to be rich.
(b) He wanted to be famous.
(c) He was arrogant.
(d) He wanted to live 50 percent longer.

3. Who does Horlocker order his assistant to find in Chapter 38?
(a) Jack Miller.
(b) Frank Snow.
(c) Michael Carlin.
(d) Jack Masters.

4. What building do Waxie and Duffy enter before initiating the drainage sequence?
(a) The Central Park Water Resource Station.
(b) The Central Park Water Authority Station.
(c) The Central Park Reservoir Gauging Station.
(d) The Central Park Reservoir Examination Station.

5. What is Frock's theory of who was responsible for the subway massacre?
(a) A gang of youths on a homicidal rampage.
(b) A sadistic serial killer.
(c) Bonnie and Clyde wannabes.
(d) Drug dealers in a war defending their turf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pamela Wisher's boyfriend?

2. Where is Pendergast's map?

3. What astonishing theory does Margo come up with about the Mbwun?

4. Who is the head of the NYPD's Tactical Response Unit?

5. What does the survivor of the subway massacre say about the attackers' features?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a seemingly positive side effect of the reovirus infection? What might this mean to future testing?

2. What does Pendergast find in the Crystal Pavilion that causes him alarm? Why do you think these things scare him?

3. What does Mephisto's letter given to Margo for delivery tell you about Mephisto?

4. Why do you think the creatures abduct the group determined to destroy them instead of killing them like they have everyone else?

5. What starts the riots during the Take Back Our City March? Is this the fault of Mrs. Wisher, the police, or the homeless? Cite examples to support your argument.

6. What is the overwhelming feeling you get from the unnamed character in Chapter 34? Does he seem like every megalomaniac created in literature, or is there something different about him?

7. What is the true nature of the ritual Kawakita established among the Wrinklers?

8. How does Pendergast use his shocking albinism to "blend in" with the outcasts of society in the tunnels? What other methods does he employ, and how is he successful?

9. Do you think Waxie was too hasty in naming Jeffery as the serial killer? What reason might Waxie have for such a hasty conclusion?

10. What purpose might hallucinogenic mushrooms serve in the ceremony that Kawakita established?

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