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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 is Hayward carrying that feels heavy and bulky?
2. What is the FBI agent on duty in the Armory Division reading?
3. Why does Waxie call D'Agosta and Hayward to his office in Chapter 30?
4. What is the name of the one person who escaped a close encounter with Mbwun?
5. In Chapter 51, where does Mephisto say he was wounded?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think Waxie was too hasty in naming Jeffery as the serial killer? What reason might Waxie have for such a hasty conclusion?
2. What does Smithback view that leads him to believe his ambition might have finally taken him too far? Do you think his fear is because he feels his mortality or because he has seen the mortality of others?
3. What is Margo's theory about what happened to Whittlesey? Examining her scientific approach outlined in the book, do you see any flaws in her theory? Is there another reasonable explanation?
4. 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?
5. Do you think that Bill Smithback is being used by Anette Wisher as a tool to carry out her own plans? Why do you think so? Cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
6. What is the true nature of the ritual Kawakita established among the Wrinklers?
7. What would be the far-reaching effects of drowning the Wrinklers in the manner mentioned in Chapter 40?
8. Why do you think the creatures abduct the group determined to destroy them instead of killing them like they have everyone else?
9. Why does Pendergast make a second trip into the tunnels?
10. What purpose does the scene with the Navy SEALs have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hayward is an interesting character, a woman of strength, confidence and utter self-assurance. Margo is strong, but in different ways with different approaches to problem solving. Compare/contrast Margo and Hayward, particularly their strengths and weaknesses. What does each character contribute to the storyline?
Essay Topic 2
"Here there be monsters." Given the context of this statement, humans feared the unknown and unknowable since the beginning of time. Other than the obvious, how does this quote apply to this book. Look beyond the Wrinklers and cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
Essay Topic 3
There is a dichotomy illustrated in Anette Wisher's efforts to solve the murder of her child and Mephisto's efforts to solve the murders of his "children." Compare/contrast their methods, outlining what seems to be working and what doesn't seem to be working. Can you see the similarities in their methods? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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