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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the guard at the Superstition Exhibit hall door turn Margo away in Chapter 20?
(a) The exhibit is sealed until the opening night party.
(b) The exhibit is too dangerous to allow anyone to walk through.
(c) The exhibit is under construction.
(d) The exhibit is not in her scientific specialty.

2. Why do the authors discuss the growing odd behavior of visitors to the museum and the employees of the museum in Chapter 24?
(a) To distract from the main plot.
(b) To explain why the killer chose the museum.
(c) To fill pages.
(d) To show the growing fear and paranoia involved in the murder investigation.

3. Who finds being locked in the break room of the museum in Chapter 4 outrageous?
(a) Dr. Prine.
(b) Dr. Kawakita.
(c) Dr. Green.
(d) Dr. Freed.

4. What does Bailey Smith think is the origin of the Museum Beast?
(a) Eggs from the Amazon.
(b) Eggs brought from Siberia.
(c) Seedpods from China.
(d) Seedpods from outerspace.

5. Where were the red-haired child and his older brother, Billy, supposed to meet their parents after visiting the Museum of Natural History?
(a) At grandmother's.
(b) At home.
(c) The front steps.
(d) The gift shop.

6. What happened to the original Museum of Natural History in 1911?
(a) It was moved to higher ground.
(b) It sank into soft soil.
(c) It burned down.
(d) It was destroyed in an earthquake.

7. What strange scent does Ven smell in the warehouse?
(a) A goat-like smell.
(b) A spicy cologne.
(c) A dead mouse smell.
(d) A flowery perfume.

8. What is wrong with Charlie Prine when Margo sees him? Why?
(a) He is under arrest for stealing from the museum.
(b) He is sick because he found two dead bodies.
(c) He is sick because he has the flu that has been going around.
(d) He is under arrest for murder.

9. What has caused the cargo for the museum to be delayed?
(a) No one to pay the bill.
(b) Too large to ship.
(c) A customs problem.
(d) Illegal contents.

10. What is the name of the new exhibit being developed for the museum?
(a) New World Discoveries.
(b) Supernatural.
(c) Religious Ceremonies of Aboriginal People.
(d) Superstition.

11. Who does Pendergast tell the independent lab to bill for further testing on the DNA from the claw in Chapter 23?
(a) The New York City Police Department.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Museum of Natural History.

12. Where does the owner of The Blarney Stone Tavern claim he got the bones that he has nailed to the walls of his bar?
(a) He says they are the bones of his enemies.
(b) He says he raids cemeteries at night.
(c) He says they are the bones of his ancestors.
(d) He says he raids the museum at night.

13. Who joins Margo in the herbarium in Chapter 15, helping her distract the curator so that she might collect what she needs?
(a) William Smithback Jr.
(b) FBI Agent Pendergast.
(c) Gregory Kawakita.
(d) Dr. Frock.

14. Why will Ippolito not allow the law enforcement officers into the Secure Area of the museum in Chapter 14?
(a) He forgot the key.
(b) He forgot the passcode.
(c) He wants them to get a warrant.
(d) He is afraid of repercussions.

15. Why does Margo accompany Dr. Frock into the basement in Chapter 17?
(a) To visit with Pendergast.
(b) To visit with Dr. Cuthbert.
(c) To visit with D'Agosta.
(d) To visit with Mrs. Rickman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rickman refuse to allow Smithback to write about the Gilborg expedition?

2. In Chapter 15, who claimed to have seen the museum creature one morning as it slunk around a corner in the basement?

3. Where do Beauregard's co-workers think he has gone when he disappears from the Superstition Exhibit in Chapter 22?

4. Where was the original Museum of Natural History built?

5. What is an outgroup in DNA analysis?

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