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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What metaphor is used to describe the Reservoir in Chapter 16?
2. What is a Stumpiniceps troglodytes?
3. What exhibition was opening at the Museum eighteen months before the current murders took place?
4. What does D'Agosta discover Hayward doing in the storage room?
5. On what item does D'Agosta strike a match in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Police work seems to involve a lot of political jostling and brown-nosing. How is that concept illustrated in Chapter 11?
2. Brambell and Frock are men of extraordinary intelligence. Why do you think their personalities clash?
3. Do you think Chief Horlocker's decision to make sure that the case is given priority because a debutante is based upon social standing, given that homeless men and women have died in the same way for weeks? Why or why not?
4. What is the irony in the author's naming the leader of the Route 666 group Mephisto?
5. Why is there so much excitement surrounding the second skeleton found in the polluted Cloaca?
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. Why do you think people of so many disciplines are called in to examine the two skeletons found in the river?
8. Why do you think the author mentions his previous book, "Relic"?
9. What about the Museum of Natural History makes its atmosphere àpropos to a book of this genre?
10. What kind of influence do you think a woman like Mrs. Wisher would likely have on the political climate? Does she show that she is willing to use that influence to force matters in the direction she wants them to go? What gives you that indication?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Review Margo's theory of infection and how the reovirus affects its host once ingested. What seems plausible about her theory, as it applies to Mbwun and the characters like it? What seems implausible? Can you think of an alternate theory?
Essay Topic 2
The flooding of the tunnels to destroy the creatures is an extreme step, especially given the number of innocent people who could be in danger from the flooding. What purpose do you think this moral ambiguity will serve? Do you see it in any other situations in the book? Do you think it serves the same purpose in that instance?
Essay Topic 3
The end of the book is not truly an end. Though the reader gives some hint of resolution, there are still open questions. Why do you think the author did this?
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