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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Margo get into the secure area of the museum in Chapter 30?
(a) George Moriarty.
(b) Pendergast.
(c) Dr. Frock.
(d) Smithback.

2. In Chapter 54, how does Pendergast stop the creature from attacking he, Margo,and Dr. Frock?
(a) Shoots the creature in the belly.
(b) Shoots the creature in the leg.
(c) Locks the door.
(d) Shines light in the creature's eyes.

3. Why does Coffey order the SWAT team out of the museum in Chapter 56?
(a) He decides on a better tactic.
(b) He wants to regroup and try again later.
(c) He hears a group of them being killed by the creature.
(d) He has rescued Dr. Cuthbert and he decides that is enough.

4. What method did Pendergast's wife once use to kill a buffalo charging she and her husband while hunting?
(a) Kill shot to the head.
(b) Stop forward locomotion.
(c) Kill line of sight.
(d) Kill shot to the heart.

5. In Chapter 53, what happens to Bailey?
(a) He is attacked by the creature.
(b) He tries to kill the mayor and is killed by D'Agosta.
(c) He tries to overtake D'Agosta and is killed.
(d) He panicks and returns to the Hall of the Heavens.

6. Where does Pendergast shoot the killer in Chapter 46?
(a) The belly.
(b) The leg.
(c) The head.
(d) The shoulder.

7. In Chapter 63, what is Kawakita making a living selling on the streets of New York?
(a) The plant, Liliceae mbwunensis.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Meth.

8. Who has the Whittlesey journal?
(a) Rickman.
(b) Frock.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Wright.

9. In Chapter 62, whose body's does Pendergast reveal were found in the creature's lair?
(a) Moriarty and Cuthbert.
(b) Dr. Wright and Mrs. Rickman.
(c) Moriarty and several homeless people.
(d) Dr. Whittlesey and several homeless people.

10. What reason does Rickman give for changing the way in which Smithback is allowed to gather information for his manuscript?
(a) He is unreliable.
(b) He is unprofessional.
(c) He is interfering in the daily work at the museum.
(d) He is intrusive.

11. To whom does Pendergast give credit for killing the creature in Chapter 61?
(a) The creature itself.
(b) Margo.
(c) Dr. Frock.
(d) Smithback.

12. What is Cerro Gordo?
(a) The tepui that was the ultimate destination of the Whittlesey Expedition.
(b) The tribesmen who guided the Whittlesey Expedition into the forest of the Amazon.
(c) The name of Whittlesey's guide on his expedition.
(d) The name of an artifact found in the Amazon by the Whittlesey Expedition.

13. What happened to the shot that Pendergast got off on the killer in Chapter 46?
(a) It went into a window beside the killer.
(b) It bounced off the killer's skull.
(c) It went into the killer's leg.
(d) It went wild.

14. How is Ippolito killed in Chapter 48?
(a) A panicked party goer knifes him.
(b) The killer murders him as he attempts to check the safety of the stairwell.
(c) He falls down the stairs.
(d) The killer grabs him as he attempts to walk through the Superstition Exhibition.

15. What are pheromonals?
(a) Hormones that regulate body function.
(b) A fancy word for perfume.
(c) Scent people excrete while in a state of excitement.
(d) Urine animals lay down to mark their territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Moriarty's watch?

2. In Chapter 62, for what reason is the plant, posthumously named Liliceae mbwunensis, thought to be extinct?

3. What does Smithback see in the room he and D'Agosta's group enters in Chapter 60?

4. In Chapter 63, who does Kawakita believe the creature really was?

5. How long does Margo tell Pendergast she and Dr. Frock believe the creature has lived in the museum?

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