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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 62, whose body's does Pendergast reveal were found in the creature's lair?
(a) Dr. Wright and Mrs. Rickman.
(b) Moriarty and Cuthbert.
(c) Moriarty and several homeless people.
(d) Dr. Whittlesey and several homeless people.
2. In Chapter 63, who does Kawakita believe the creature really was?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Moriarty.
(c) Whittlesey.
(d) Montague.
3. What does Rickman tell Smithback about notes taken during interviews in Chapter 35?
(a) Smithback is forbidden to take notes during interviews.
(b) Smithback is instructed to take detailed notes, but to have them approved by Rickman.
(c) Smithback is encouraged to hire a stenographer to take accurate notes of interviews.
(d) Smithback is forbidden to tape record interviews by can take handwritten notes.
4. What does D'Agosta want to do as the guests arrive that Coffey overrules in Chapter 42?
(a) Search for the killer.
(b) Search for dead bodies.
(c) Search for poisoned appetizers.
(d) Search for weapons.
5. For what did Pendergast have Dr. Frock search the accession database?
(a) Artifacts they might use against the killer.
(b) Artifacts the killer might be interested in.
(c) Artifacts similar to the claw used in the murders.
(d) More crates related to the Whittlesey expedition.
6. Who is Spencer Coffey?
(a) The new FBI agent in charge.
(b) The New York Police Lieutenant in charge.
(c) The CIA agent in charge.
(d) The new director of the museum.
7. In what city were the Whittlesey crates delayed en route to New York?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Miami.
(d) New Orleans.
8. What does D'Agosta tell Coffey is his reason for leaving the Hall of the Heavens in Chapter 49?
(a) Another security gate threatened to block them in the Superstition Exhibition.
(b) A monster attacked Ippolito.
(c) A panicked party goer is threatening their lives.
(d) The mayor ordered them out.
9. What does Rickman tell Smithback about discussions with museum employees on museum grounds?
(a) Smithback is encouraged to speak to anyone and everyone he thinks will be helpful.
(b) Smithback is to leave museum property and not speak to anyone involved with the museum.
(c) Smithback is not to talk to any employees about museum matters without prior written authorization.
(d) Smithback is encouraged to talk only to employees involved in the Superstition Exhibit.
10. In Chapter 62, what reason does Dr. Frock give for not being allowed to autopsy the creature?
(a) He cannot perform autopsies from his wheelchair.
(b) The medical examiner refused to allow him to use the proper facilities.
(c) Margo refused to assist him.
(d) The FBI took the body away.
11. What does Smithback see in Rickman's desk drawer that prompts him to sign the provisions?
(a) A dismissal contract.
(b) An illegally obtained artifact.
(c) A gun.
(d) Whittlesey's journal.
12. How long did it take the Whittlesey crates to get from the Amazon to the Museum?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two and a half years.
(d) Four years.
13. In Chapter 63, what is Kawakita making a living selling on the streets of New York?
(a) Meth.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) The plant, Liliceae mbwunensis.
(d) Marijuana.
14. Why can Coffey's team not stop the descent of the security door in Chapter 46?
(a) The killer has taken over the controls.
(b) The main terminal is down, causing the doors to shut automatically.
(c) The security guard in charge of the doors has gone rogue.
(d) The electricity is down causing the doors to shut automatically.
15. Why has D'Agosta posted a guard in the computer room in Chapter 42?
(a) To keep the killer from shutting down power to the museum.
(b) To keep the killer from hijacking the computer system.
(c) There were threats against the computer system earlier.
(d) There were earlier complaints of strange noises.
Short Answer Questions
1. What damage does the gun fire in the computer room do that affects the entire museum?
2. From what city were the Whittlesey crates shipped from in 1988?
3. Why does Smithback claim he likes the Museum of Natural History's library carrels in Chapter 27?
4. In Chapter 62, how many toes does Dr. Frock point out the creature had?
5. How many cells is the Museum of Natural History divided into by security gates?
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